PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Bruzzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruzzi comes into the arena with Sepultura - Convicted In Life blaring out of the sound system. Andre Bruzzi had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bruzzi
vs
Silva

190 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

166 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Bruzzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bruzzi moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Bruzzi is stalling here.
Bruzzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bruzzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Bruzzi won't allow it.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.

Bruzzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Bruzzi shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bruzzi content to stall in guard here.
Bruzzi has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Bruzzi is controlling him.
Bruzzi is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bruzzi is trying to stand.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Bruzzi is just holding on here. Silva manages to take his back.
Bruzzi wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bruzzi holding on to Silva's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Silva trying to control.
Bruzzi trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Bruzzi pushed the leg off.
Silva is not going to allow Bruzzi to sit and survive in this position.
Bruzzi is breathing heavily.
Bruzzi tries to escape but Silva has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not going to allow Bruzzi to sit and survive in this position.
Silva is looking to control Bruzzi but Bruzzi is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Silva avoiding Bruzzi 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Bruzzi pushed the leg off.
I really don't envy Bruzzi right now.

That's four 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.
Silva avoiding Bruzzi 's attempts to control his hands.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Andre Bruzzi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A combination from Bruzzi does no damage.
Bruzzi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch but Bruzzi slips to the side

and Bruzzi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Bruzzi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bruzzi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruzzi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Bruzzi dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bruzzi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bruzzi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bruzzi counters with a nice uppercut.
Bruzzi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bruzzi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to clinch but Bruzzi moves away

and Bruzzi counters by moving into the clinch.

Bruzzi breaks from the clinch.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bruzzi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bruzzi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bruzzi stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bruzzi throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzzi keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Bruzzi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Bruzzi.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bruzzi counters by clinching up.
Bruzzi tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva wants to break free but Bruzzi has control.

Bruzzi has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Bruzzi prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruzzi wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Bruzzi looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bruzzi is proving hard to escape from.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Bruzzi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bruzzi stops Silva from standing up.
Bruzzi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bruzzi trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Bruzzi is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

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.
Bruzzi trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bruzzi looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andre Bruzzi dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bruzzi tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Bruzzi keeps the fight on the outside.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bruzzi misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bruzzi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bruzzi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bruzzi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch but Bruzzi moves out of range.
Silva clinches but Bruzzi breaks the clinch

and Bruzzi moves into the clinch.
Bruzzi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bruzzi is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bruzzi has his back to the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruzzi has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.

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.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Bruzzi has control.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bruzzi keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break free but Bruzzi has control.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Bruzzi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Bruzzi keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bruzzi fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Bruzzi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bruzzi fails to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruzzi trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bruzzi into the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruzzi has double underhooks.
Bruzzi keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Bruzzi has double underhooks.
Bruzzi has Silva pushed against the cage.
Bruzzi has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bruzzi keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bruzzi looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Bruzzi tries to tie him up.
Silva can't break the clinch.

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.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Bruzzi tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bruzzi is controlling the position.
Bruzzi tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Andre Bruzzi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bruzzi is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Rafael Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bruzzi has him pressed against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rafael Silva.
Well Bruzzi 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Bruzzi!