PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 2252 p4p, 111 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 2403 p4p, 118 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sergeant
vs
Silva

175 cm
31
139 lbs
15 - 11 - 1

176 cm
31
135 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Sergeant checks it.
Sergeant attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circling - Sergeant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dan Sergeant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sergeant moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Sergeant wants to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Sergeant is having none of it.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Sergeant is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sergeant keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sergeant knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva controlling the action here.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sergeant has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sergeant is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Sergeant desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Sergeant actively working from the bottom here.
Sergeant is looking to improve his position.
Sergeant pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Sergeant on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sergeant tries to get out of the position.
Sergeant is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva throwing shots but Sergeant is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents Sergeant from improving his position.
Sergeant is working hard here to advance position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take a breather but Sergeant is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sergeant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sergeant off to one side.
Sergeant looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Sergeant persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Sergeant shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

Sergeant is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Sergeant is controlling him well.
Sergeant is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Sergeant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sergeant's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Sergeant throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sergeant sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a hook. Sergeant ducked under it nicely.
Sergeant slips under a jab from Silva.
Sergeant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Sergeant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Sergeant with that takedown attempt.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Sergeant shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
Adriano Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sergeant.
Sergeant won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Sergeant is having none of it.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sergeant lands a couple of digs.
Sergeant prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sergeant throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sergeant dodges the punch combination from Silva.
The fighters circling - Sergeant throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sergeant will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sergeant.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sergeant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Sergeant manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sergeant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Sergeant, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Sergeant against the cage but Sergeant circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sergeant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sergeant keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sergeant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sergeant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Sergeant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sergeant darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Sergeant into the cage.
Silva with the counter takedown but Sergeant avoids it easily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sergeant tries to counter with a takedown but Silva is quick to defend against it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Sergeant with that takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Sergeant shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sergeant stops Silva from standing up.
Sergeant is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sergeant is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Sergeant from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Adriano Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Sergeant scores with a nice right hand.
Sergeant throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sergeant off to one side.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Sergeant shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Sergeant keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sergeant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Sergeant displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Sergeant attempts a counter takedown but Silva avoids it well and moves away.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sergeant shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sergeant checks a low kick from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Sergeant's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tests Sergeant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Sergeant takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Sergeant fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Sergeant ducks down to avoid it.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Sergeant, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sergeant slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Adriano Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant moves away from the strike by Silva.
Sergeant misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sergeant fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Sergeant gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Sergeant from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is still trying to improve position.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva tries to kick Sergeant off but Sergeant keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sergeant trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sergeant pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sergeant is just content to waste time from the top position. Silva takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Sergeant wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Sergeant with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dan Sergeant has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sergeant throws a big right hand that misses.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A leg kick checked by Sergeant.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Sergeant.
Sergeant half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Adriano Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adriano Silva!