PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thaddeus Dettman (ranked 2782 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrygo Da Silva (ranked 24858 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. Thaddeus Dettman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Dettman
vs
Da Silva

180 cm
25
158 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thaddeus Dettman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrygo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva tries to clinch but Dettman is having none of it.
Dettman throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Da Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dettman misses with a head kick.
Da Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Dettman sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Dettman throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.

Dettman rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Dettman is breathing heavily.

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

Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Dettman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dettman gets underhooks to prevent Da Silva's takedown attempt.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dettman closes the distance and clinches.

Dettman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.

Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dettman. Dettman maintains the clinch.
Da Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dettman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Dettman gets a clinch.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Dettman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Dettman closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dettman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Dettman is avoiding it.

Dettman drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
Thaddeus Dettman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Dettman clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dettman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thaddeus Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrygo Da Silva.
Da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dettman swivels and escapes.
Dettman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Dettman moves into the clinch.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dettman stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Dettman tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Dettman defends it well.

Da Silva clinches with his opponent.

Dettman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Dettman sprawls well. He's pushed Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dettman misses with a jab, cross combination.

Dettman takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dettman's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dettman is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling him.
Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dettman pulls him back up using the underhooks.

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

Dettman moves into the clinch.
Dettman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Dettman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Dettman.
A head kick from Dettman lands but Da Silva takes it in his stride.
Da Silva scores with a head kick. Dettman tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

Dettman closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thaddeus Dettman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Dettman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dettman clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dettman's waist but Dettman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Da Silva off to one side.

Dettman moves into the clinch successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Da Silva jumps guard and drags Dettman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Dettman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Dettman stands up and waves to Da Silva to follow him.
Dettman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Dettman clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dettman as he avoids it easily.
Da Silva shoots in but Dettman avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dettman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dettman as he avoids it easily.
Dettman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Da Silva connects with a high kick.
Dettman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?

Dettman pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva tries to counter by closing the distance.
Dettman tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Dettman.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Dettman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva looks for a takedown but Dettman sprawls well.
Thaddeus Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrygo Da Silva.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dettman rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dettman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dettman moves into the clinch.
Da Silva jumps guard but Dettman turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Dettman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Dettman closes the distance and clinches.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Dettman sprawls well. He's pushed Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Da Silva has a takedown stuffed.

Dettman instigates a clinch.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dettman slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Dettman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dettman to keep the fight standing.

Dettman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dettman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Dettman clinches up against the cage.
Dettman can't break the clinch.
Da Silva looking to stall.

Dettman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Dettman.
Da Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dettman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Silva somewhat.
Dettman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dettman tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.

Dettman has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva breaks from the clinch.

Dettman drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.

Dettman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Dettman.
Dettman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dettman tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
As Dettman backs off Da Silva throws a huge counter combo but Dettman manages to avoid it all.
Dettman throws a lazy head kick
and Da Silva counters with a body kick.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Dettman throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.

Dettman pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Da Silva pulls guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thaddeus Dettman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.

Dettman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dettman after a bit of a struggle.

Dettman breaks the clinch.

Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Dettman. Dettman maintains the clinch.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Dettman tries to clinch but Da Silva moves away
and Da Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dettman clinches with his opponent.
Da Silva can't get the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Da Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Da Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Dettman decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but Dettman shows good takedown defense.
Thaddeus Dettman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrygo Da Silva.

Dettman darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thaddeus Dettman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dettman scores with a head kick.
Dettman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva shoots for a takedown but Dettman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dettman misses with a head kick.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses.

Dettman has managed to clinch.

Dettman manages to break the clinch.
Dettman doesn't manage to clinch there - Da Silva circles away.
Da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dettman tries to avoid it but Da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dettman to the ground. Dettman escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses
and Da Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Dettman leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva is looking to clinch but Dettman is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dettman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Dettman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck for Da Silva with that takedown attempt.

Dettman rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dettman is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Dettman breaks from the clinch.
Dettman leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dettman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dettman throws a sloppy head kick and Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Dettman's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dettman pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Dettman.
Da Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dettman is fending him off so far but Da Silva persists. Nope, Dettman circles away and we're back to standing.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Dettman as Da Silva shoots in.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Dettman.

Dettman darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dettman avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dettman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Da Silva.

Dettman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dettman darts in trying to clinch
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Dettman tries a head kick but it misses.
Dettman throws a head kick that misses.
Dettman tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dettman sprawls well. Dettman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Dettman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Dettman thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva fails with the takedown.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Dettman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dettman, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Dettman!