PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva (ranked 755 p4p, 101 weight class) and Olaf Frost (ranked 811 p4p, 109 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Pedro Mauricio DeSilva
vs
Frost

190 cm
28
196 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
40
198 lbs
29 - 18 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Groove Gear
KOMBAT KLOTHING

Sportivité

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Frost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frost falls off balance throwing a combination

and DeSilva counters with a shoot takedown. Frost fights it but they end up in guard.
Frost looking to hit a scissor sweep but DeSilva is one step ahead there.
Frost controls DeSilva momentarily but DeSilva frees himself.
DeSilva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
DeSilva stopping the sweep attempt from Frost.
Frost trying to keep a closed guard but DeSilva is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
DeSilva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
DeSilva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frost is keeping the position for now.
Frost is looking to sweep but instead, DeSilva has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frost manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DeSilva preventing the sweep.
DeSilva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
DeSilva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
DeSilva trying to control the position from guard on top but Frost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Frost 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.
Frost looking to control.
DeSilva advances to half guard.
DeSilva wants to control but Frost is keeping him busy.
DeSilva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Frost with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Frost is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Frost is looking for a sweep. DeSilva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've been hearing that DeSilva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva working Frost over with strikes.
DeSilva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Frost taking some punishment here, with DeSilva in his half guard.
Frost keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Frost moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Our spies down at at Fit-Out inform us that Frost has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Frost is trying to control the position from the bottom.
DeSilva prevents Frost from getting back to his feet.
DeSilva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Frost looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Frost keeps trying to improve his position.
Frost is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
DeSilva distracts Frost with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
DeSilva looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a couple of digs.
Frost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. DeSilva manages to get himself to full guard.

DeSilva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
DeSilva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Frost has passed into side control.
Frost tries to advance to mount but can't.
Frost tries to advance to mount but DeSilva instead regains half guard.
Frost wants to pass the guard but DeSilva is defending well.
DeSilva tries to roll over but Frost keeps him under control.
Frost wants to take a breather but DeSilva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Frost seems to be looking for submissions.
Frost wants to stand but DeSilva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
DeSilva is trying to control but can't.
DeSilva wants to get back to full guard.
DeSilva keeps control of the position for the meantime.

DeSilva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Frost pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frost wants to free his trapped foot but DeSilva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
DeSilva is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Frost is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva dominated that round.
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.

Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frost looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
DeSilva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Frost is looking to slow DeSilva down with leg kicks.
Frost thows a leg kick but DeSilva checks it

and DeSilva counters with a takedown into side control.
Frost tries to bench press DeSilva off him but DeSilva keeps the position.
DeSilva looks up at the clock and then as Frost takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, DeSilva smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
DeSilva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Frost keeps working.
DeSilva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DeSilva lands an elbow.
DeSilva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frost can do to turn this around?
DeSilva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Frost's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frost gets back to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. DeSilva lands a nice short elbow.
Frost tries to roll over but DeSilva keeps him under control.
DeSilva wants to take a breather but Frost is having none of it.
Frost is trying to maintain the position but DeSilva is very close to passing his half guard.
DeSilva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
DeSilva passes the guard and advances to mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva working Frost over with strikes here.
Frost is bucking up trying to escape but DeSilva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frost takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
DeSilva lands a big elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frost tries to get back to half guard but can't.
DeSilva lands a nice shot to the head.
DeSilva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Frost is looking to escape.
DeSilva landing shots from mount.
DeSilva prevents Frost from getting the reversal.
Frost tries to hold on but DeSilva pushes him away.
Frost manages to regain half guard. Good work.

DeSilva seems to be looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva trying to control the action but Frost is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frost preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
DeSilva content to control rather than advance.

Frost is defending against the submission attempts here by DeSilva.
Frost on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frost is looking to improve his position.

That's four 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.
DeSilva wants to take a breather but Frost is having none of it.
Frost is trying to control but can't.
Frost is staying active underneath DeSilva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frost is looking to improve his position.
Frost trying to hold on to DeSilva's head to control him but DeSilva postures up.
DeSilva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. DeSilva connects with a nice short shot to Frost's temple.
DeSilva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
DeSilva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
DeSilva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva dominated that second round.
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!

Frost throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Frost throws a leg kick but DeSilva checks it.
DeSilva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frost pinned against the cage. Frost gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
DeSilva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frost is fending him off so far but DeSilva persists. Nope, Frost circles away and we're back to standing.
DeSilva throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Frost throws a sloppy head kick and DeSilva moves out of range easily.
Frost swings for the body but DeSilva moves out of range.

DeSilva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost is trying to get back to half guard.
Frost trying to remain calm as DeSilva controls from the top position.
Frost is looking to regain half guard here but DeSilva keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by DeSilva.
Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Frost avoids any damage from the ground and pound of DeSilva.
Frost tries to improve position but can't.
Frost trying his best to control but DeSilva has mounted him.
DeSilva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Frost hang on?
Frost in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
DeSilva tries to control but Frost wriggling away.
DeSilva working Frost over with strikes here.
DeSilva lands with some strikes.
Frost regains half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Frost manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frost trying to keep a closed guard but DeSilva is proving a slippery customer.
Olaf Frost has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva lands a couple of digs.
DeSilva trying to control but Frost is working from the bottom.
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!

Frost is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DeSilva defends well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
DeSilva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Frost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DeSilva is working hard here to advance position.
DeSilva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
DeSilva forces his way into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva is pressing down on Frost's thigh, looking to free his foot. Frost is holding on for now.
DeSilva is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frost is looking for a sweep. DeSilva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
DeSilva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
DeSilva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nice strikes from DeSilva there.
DeSilva working Frost over with strikes.
DeSilva trying to control from half guard but Frost is working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DeSilva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Frost taking some punishment here, with DeSilva in his half guard.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost won't allow DeSilva to pass to mount.
DeSilva is looking to take a break and control but Frost is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from DeSilva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Frost is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Frost moves into full guard.
Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
DeSilva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for DeSilva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Pedro Mauricio DeSilva!