PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 3504 p4p, 170 weight class) and Adriano Silva (ranked 3308 p4p, 162 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Adriano Silva enters the cage!

Sergeant
vs
Silva

175 cm
32
139 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

176 cm
32
135 lbs
17 - 12 - 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 17 - 16 - 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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sergeant has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sergeant's hands.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sergeant was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

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

Sergeant working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Sergeant scoring with strikes.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva strikes from the bottom but Sergeant passes into mount!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Sergeant looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Sergeant has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sergeant with a couple of short strikes.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Sergeant has control of the leg.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Sergeant is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva trying to hold on to Sergeant's head to control him but Sergeant postures up.
Silva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Sergeant manages to move to mount!
Silva wants to control but Sergeant is having none of it.
Sergeant sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Sergeant landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant can't control as he wanted to and Silva manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Silva is not content to let Sergeant control the position.
Sergeant thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Sergeant is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sergeant is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

Sergeant is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sergeant.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sergeant prevents Silva from standing back up.
Sergeant is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Sergeant not doing much here.
Sergeant has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nice sprawl there from Silva as Sergeant shoots in.
Sergeant steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sergeant in his tracks.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a head kick that Sergeant semi-blocks.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Sergeant sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sergeant drops down looking for a counter takedown but Silva sprawls and moves away.
Sergeant defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Sergeant misses with a two punch combination.
Silva is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Sergeant ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sergeant.

Sergeant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Sergeant swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sergeant's guard.

Sergeant has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Sergeant is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sergeant keeps moving.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Sergeant, up you get!
Sergeant throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva feints the counter takedown.
Dan Sergeant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sergeant uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Sergeant on that attempt.
Sergeant tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Sergeant defends it well.
A swing and a miss from Sergeant.

Sergeant gets the takedown into side control.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant controls the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Sergeant is staying active.

Sergeant looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Sergeant thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Sergeant off him but Sergeant keeps the position.
Sergeant is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sergeant has time to react.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Sergeant. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Sergeant shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Sergeant landing some decent shots from guard.
Sergeant loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva controls Sergeant momentarily but Sergeant frees himself.
Sergeant controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Adriano Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva throws the left hand but Sergeant avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a hook but Sergeant blocks it.

Sergeant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sergeant working away.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sergeant taking a breather here.
Sergeant working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Sergeant happy to just control the position for now.
Sergeant working away.
Sergeant content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sergeant working away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Sergeant's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sergeant tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sergeant to the ground. Sergeant escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sergeant shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sergeant gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva tries to sprawl but Sergeant drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Sergeant content to control rather than advance.
Sergeant prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Sergeant is controlling him

Sergeant is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sergeant pulls his head out easily.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Sergeant passes into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sergeant looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sergeant prevents Silva from improving his position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Sergeant.
I think Sergeant has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Sergeant!