PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 2594 p4p, 3383 weight class) and Gerson Silva (ranked 309 p4p, 388 weight class). Eric Jacquin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gerson Silva's chin.

Jacquin
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
165
3 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
165
0 - 0 - 1

Good takedowns
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

Monkey Business

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Jacquin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva tries to clinch up but Jacquin circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jacquin avoids nicely.

Jacquin throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jacquin is in Silva's guard.
Jacquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacquin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Jacquin pushes his legs off easily.
Jacquin works a leg free and moves into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Jacquin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.
Jacquin throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Jacquin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jacquin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jacquin trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jacquin works his way into side control.
Jacquin trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two 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.
Silva prevents Jacquin from moving into mount.
Jacquin working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva wants to control but Jacquin postures up.
Jacquin advances nicely into full mount.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jacquin wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jacquin.
Jacquin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Jacquin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Jacquin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Jacquin's guard. A big mistake from Jacquin there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jacquin trying to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jacquin tries to strike from the bottom.
Jacquin wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Jacquin trying to control the position here.
Silva won't allow Jacquin to sweep him here.

Jacquin working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva tries to stand but Jacquin is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jacquin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jacquin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jacquin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jacquin has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacquin content to stall in guard here.
Jacquin passes into half guard.
Jacquin 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jacquin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jacquin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jacquin throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacquin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jacquin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jacquin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacquin pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jacquin in particular looking to stall.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacquin.
Jacquin wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Jacquin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva tries to roll over but Jacquin keeps him under control.
Jacquin tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Jacquin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Jacquin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jacquin uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.
Jacquin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jacquin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jacquin lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jacquin is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacquin has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Jacquin is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Jacquin controlling the pace.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Jacquin trying to control the pace.
Jacquin works his way into full mount!
Jacquin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
Jacquin throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jacquin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Jacquin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Jacquin throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Jacquin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Jacquin loaded up on that one.
Jacquin controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin content just to control the position here.
Jacquin unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Jacquin dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Jacquin shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacquin trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Jacquin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Jacquin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jacquin.
Jacquin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jacquin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jacquin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Jacquin's guard.
Jacquin wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Jacquin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacquin wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva keeping full guard, as Jacquin tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jacquin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jacquin from controlling successfully.
Jacquin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two 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.
Jacquin looking to pass the guard.
Jacquin engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jacquin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jacquin slips nicely into half guard.
Jacquin content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Jacquin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Jacquin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Gerson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jacquin passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jacquin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jacquin looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Jacquin thowing shots but they're missing.
Jacquin with the ground and pound from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacquin thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jacquin raining down shots from the mount!
Eric Jacquin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silva is rocked!
Jacquin throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Jacquin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jacquin, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Jacquin!