PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Maruim Silva (ranked 2150 p4p, 3306 weight class) and Jesse Turner (ranked 119 p4p, 175 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Sabotage blaring out of the sound system. Maruim Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Turner

170 cm
20
143
7 - 1 - 0

180 cm
29
135
6 - 9 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Maruim Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jesse Turner!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jesse Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with the combination.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turner throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Turner told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Turner manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva checks a low kick from Turner.
Silva takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Turner does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Jab by Turner.
Turner throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner misses with a two punch combination.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Turner misses the shot to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Turner just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a one two combo.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Turner misses with the combination.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Turner avoids it well and moves away.
Turner fails to land with a series of punches.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Turner quickly recovers to half guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Turner 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 is working for a kimura but Turner is defending it quite comfortably.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Turner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turner is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Turner has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turner is not content to let Silva control the position.

Turner makes his way to full guard, as Silva worked for a kimura.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Turner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Turner throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Turner counters with an outside leg kick.
Turner staying out of range there.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Turner defends it nicely.
Turner is looking for the big counter here.
Silva is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Turner counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva misses with a looping left.
Turner lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Turner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva throws a hook but Turner avoids it easily.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Turner is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Turner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Turner is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Turner has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Turner counter with a right hand.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jesse Turner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turner lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Turner has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turner.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.

Turner shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turner's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turner pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva looking to control but Turner is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Turner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
Silva content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Turner is looking to escape.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jesse Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Turner scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
Turner moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Turner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Turner to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries for a takedown but Turner circles away easily
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Turner's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jesse Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner misses with the combination.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Turner with a hook.
A punch combination from Turner misses.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maruim Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Turner closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner with a flurry of punches that miss.
Turner wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maruim Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Turner wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Silva's closed guard. He's half up but Silva has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Silva pivots and extends the arm, Turner falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Silva! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maruim Silva!
An out of breath Maruim Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Jesse Turner stepped up to the mic, saying 'fuck it'.