PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Kobrasol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
Kobrasol

185 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ - PREÇO JUSTO!

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 Rio de Janeiro, Alexander Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Kobrasol!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobrasol shoots in but no luck this time.
Kobrasol fails to land the takedown.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kobrasol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Alexander Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Kobrasol.
Kobrasol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kobrasol tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kobrasol to the ground. Kobrasol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kobrasol is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kobrasol and Silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobrasol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Silva tries for a kimura but Kobrasol is defending well.
Kobrasol sneaks back into half guard.
Kobrasol wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Kobrasol is a slippery customer.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to advance position but Kobrasol won't allow it.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is looking to advance position but Kobrasol won't allow it.
Silva is stalling here. Kobrasol is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kobrasol has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kobrasol wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.
Silva tries to buck Kobrasol off but Kobrasol is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobrasol scores with a couple of short elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kobrasol wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.

Kobrasol thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kobrasol tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kobrasol working away.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Kobrasol counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kobrasol lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Kobrasol is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Kobrasol escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kobrasol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

Silva rushes Kobrasol and presses him up against the cage.
Kobrasol can't break the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kobrasol pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kobrasol throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kobrasol trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva shoots for a takedown but Kobrasol saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kobrasol missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kobrasol tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kobrasol's guard now.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Kobrasol.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva won't allow Kobrasol to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva 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.
Kobrasol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kobrasol working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva stops Kobrasol from standing up.

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 sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva postures up.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kobrasol lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kobrasol goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.

Kobrasol is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Kobrasol, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Kobrasol against the cage but Kobrasol circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kobrasol tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Kobrasol rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Kobrasol has double underhooks.
Kobrasol lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kobrasol just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Kobrasol shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobrasol lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kobrasol fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kobrasol closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Kobrasol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kobrasol tries to clinch up

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kobrasol is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexander Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kobrasol changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Kobrasol manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Kobrasol tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Kobrasol is looking to improve his position.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kobrasol is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva prevents Kobrasol from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Kobrasol from standing back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva passes to side control.
Kobrasol is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Alexander Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kobrasol struggling a bit here.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kobrasol is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is working Kobrasol over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Kobrasol with a big right hand but Kobrasol just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kobrasol is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Kobrasol is defending well.
Kobrasol is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva is putting a hurting on Kobrasol here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kobrasol parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kobrasol to escape.
Kobrasol is looking for a sweep.

Silva swings around for an armbar but Kobrasol sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kobrasol trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Kobrasol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kobrasol looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kobrasol tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Kobrasol thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kobrasol misses with the combination.
Kobrasol looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Alexander Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Kobrasol.
Kobrasol keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kobrasol throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Kobrasol tries to clinch up
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

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