PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideyoshi Yukimura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Thiago Silva Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Yukimura

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Tends to cut

Nancy Botwin's Herbal Nutritions
Mary Jane's Medicinals!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hideyoshi Yukimura!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yukimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yukimura tries to clinch up.
Yukimura wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Yukimura has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Yukimura and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Yukimura is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Yukimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yukimura wants to clinch.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yukimura swivels and escapes.
Yukimura doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Yukimura is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yukimura as he avoids it easily.
Yukimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Yukimura takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yukimura is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Yukimura is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silva working the strikes but Yukimura uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva throwing shots but Yukimura is blocking nicely.
Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Yukimura's thigh. Yukimura counters though and makes it back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Yukimura is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Yukimura preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva is looking to advance position but Yukimura has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Yukimura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throws a strike but Yukimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Yukimura looks gassed!

That's four 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.

Yukimura stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yukimura blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Yukimura's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yukimura gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Yukimura stuffs the takedown.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yukimura.
Yukimura stuffs the takedown.
Yukimura tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yukimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yukimura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yukimura tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Yukimura. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Yukimura sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Yukimura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva stalling away here and it's allowed Yukimura to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Yukimura is breathing heavily.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Yukimura dives on top into guard.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Yukimura must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva wants to sweep here but Yukimura controlling him for the moment.

Silva working for a triangle but Yukimura defends it easily.

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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Yukimura tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hideyoshi Yukimura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Yukimura as Silva shoots in.
Silva lands a head kick!
Yukimura tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yukimura swivels and escapes.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Thiago Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yukimura has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Yukimura takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yukimura gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva throws a strike but Yukimura rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yukimura doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yukimura manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Yukimura stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yukimura's guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Yukimura blocks nicely.
Silva passes Yukimura's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yukimura utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Yukimura gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yukimura is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Yukimura takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yukimura tries to clinch up.

Yukimura rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yukimura looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looks for a takedown but Yukimura sprawls well.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thiago Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yukimura circles away.
Yukimura tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Yukimura chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Yukimura moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Yukimura controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Yukimura down.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Yukimura denies him.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Yukimura is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Yukimura on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.

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.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Yukimura to see if he's OK.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva working the strikes but Yukimura uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Hideyoshi Yukimura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throwing shots but Yukimura is blocking nicely.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yukimura taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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