PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristiano Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Cigaro as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Vasquez

175 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cristiano Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Vasquez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva prevents Vasquez from standing back up.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Vasquez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Vasquez wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Vasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Vasquez taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Vasquez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Vasquez is looking to escape.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquez taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vasquez defending well though.
Vasquez is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Vasquez tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Vasquez wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vasquez looks gassed!
Vasquez sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva stands up over Vasquez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is working Vasquez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vasquez is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Vasquez keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Vasquez wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Vasquez works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Vasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Vasquez throws a one two combo.
Vasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasquez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silva scores with a takedown into Vasquez's guard.
Vasquez wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez trying to control the position.
Vasquez is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vasquez keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Vasquez trying to control the position.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vasquez's head.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Vasquez blocks a jab.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Vasquez tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva working the ground and pound but Vasquez is defending the strikes.
Vasquez is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Vasquez regains half guard.
Silva prevents Vasquez from standing back up.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Vasquez has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vasquez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Vasquez tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vasquez lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva throws a combination. Vasquez tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Vasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vasquez throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Vasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva prevents Vasquez from getting back to his feet.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice shot by Vasquez.
Some wild striking there from Vasquez.
Bob Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vasquez lands a right hook to the body.
Cristiano Vasquez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Vasquez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A combination from Vasquez does no damage.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Vasquez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Vasquez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Vasquez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vasquez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Vasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Vasquez throws a combination that misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A punch combination from Vasquez misses.
Vasquez fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasquez throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vasquez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Vasquez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Vasquez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Vasquez landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva regains half guard.
Vasquez tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Vasquez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva connecting with a few gentle strikes.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Vasquez is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vasquez looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vasquez!

Vasquez defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Vasquez is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasquez can't escape the position.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Vasquez?
Vasquez is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice body kick there by Silva.
Vasquez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasquez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Vasquez can't do much from the bottom here.
Vasquez wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Vasquez tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Vasquez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Vasquez is trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fighters circling - Vasquez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands a head kick!
Vasquez misses with a body shot

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vasquez!
Bob Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasquez is trying to stand.
Silva looking to finish Vasquez with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vasquez!
Vasquez working to try and regain half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes but Vasquez is staying in there.
Vasquez is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Vasquez is in trouble!

Silva has hold of Vasquez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Vasquez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Vasquez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Vasquez tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Vasquez looks a forlorn figure.
Vasquez keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Vasquez looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vasquez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Vasquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vasquez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vasquez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez is working to get back to half guard.
Vasquez tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
You get the feeling that Vasquez really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vasquez is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Vasquez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Vasquez squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Vasquez bucks up and throws Silva to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Vasquez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Vasquez didn't expect that.
Vasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Vasquez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vasquez swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.

Vasquez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Vasquez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Vasquez.
Bob Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasquez controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cristiano Vasquez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Vasquez is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bob Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

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