|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 3725 p4p, 2954 weight class) and Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr (ranked 97 p4p, 72 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
35
218
16 - 14 - 1 |
|
189 cm
27
181
12 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maximus Jr gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Maximus Jr manages to retain guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maximus Jr keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Maximus Jr keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Maximus Jr keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maximus Jr wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Maximus Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Maximus Jr, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Maximus Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva is pulling down on Maximus Jr's head to control his posture.
Maximus Jr trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva continues to stall.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Maximus Jr drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Maximus Jr jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is controlling Maximus Jr's posture.
Maximus Jr postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus Jr manages to avoid it.
A big right from Silva misses.
Maximus Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva stuns Maximus Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Maximus Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Maximus Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva staying calm.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Maximus Jr knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva trying to control the action but Maximus Jr is working from the bottom.
Silva working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva lands a nice forearm strike.
Maximus Jr is rocked!
It looks like Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr has been cut.
Maximus Jr wants to control but Silva postures up.
Maximus Jr is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
This fight is sponsored by Chainsaw 7. More blood and guts and stuff like that, in cinemas everywhere now!
You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Maximus Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is working Maximus Jr over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva throws an elbow but Maximus Jr slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maximus Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva tries to escape the position.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Maximus Jr misses with a head kick.
Maximus Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is looking to wear down Maximus Jr with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Maximus Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lands a nice hook to Maximus Jr's body. Maximus Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva takes a swing at Maximus Jr's ribcage but misses.
As Silva backs off Maximus Jr throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Maximus Jr misses with a body shot.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maximus Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maximus Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maximus Jr throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
We've been informed that Maximus Jr has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Maximus Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maximus Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maximus Jr manages to avoid it.
Maximus Jr gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Maximus Jr manages to retain guard.
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva cracks Maximus Jr with a solid left hand.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Maximus Jr seems a little lost for a moment, as Silva dominates the positioning.
Maximus Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Alex Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Maximus Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Maximus Jr to see if he's OK.
Maximus Jr can't do much from the bottom here.
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.
Maximus Jr manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maximus Jr preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Maximus Jr keeps working.
Maximus Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Maximus Jr is defending the position.
Maximus Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maximus Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Maximus Jr is keeping the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Maximus Jr.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva won't allow Maximus Jr to sweep him here.
Maximus Jr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva is controlling Maximus Jr's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva is pulling down on Maximus Jr's head to control his posture.
Maximus Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Maximus Jr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Maximus Jr preventing the sweep.
Maximus Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marcus Megnus Maximus Jr Maximus Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus Jr.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Maximus Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus Jr throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Maximus Jr throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Maximus Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Maximus Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maximus Jr with a jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maximus Jr appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus Jr slips under a jab.
Maximus Jr lands with a right hand.
Maximus Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Maximus Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maximus Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Maximus Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Silva throws a body punch but Maximus Jr moves out of range.
Maximus Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maximus Jr.
Despite the aggression on Maximus Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maximus Jr. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Maximus Jr.
Maximus Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Maximus Jr sprawls and moves away.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maximus Jr throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a jab when Maximus Jr was well out of range.
Maximus Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Maximus Jr throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maximus Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus Jr walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Maximus Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva shoots in and bounces Maximus Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control but Maximus Jr is working from the bottom.
Maximus Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Maximus Jr is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Maximus Jr keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Maximus Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Maximus Jr's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Silva!
Alex Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Brooklyn Apothecary, into his post fight interview.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
45% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
