PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Levi King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

King
vs
Silva

216 cm
20
307 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

220 cm
19
290 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

[JMFC]Arashi Fighting Nutrition Q156 REC/CARDIO

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Levi King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
Silva swings for the body but King moves out of range.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
King swinging wilding here.
King drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
King takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giant Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
King fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva misses with a hook to the body

and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
King working some strikes from top position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing King from controlling successfully.
King 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.
King is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but King is controlling him.

King thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva works over King's head and body with a nice combination.
King scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
King tries to clinch up.
King shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
King shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
King connects with a single shot there.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. King doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from King.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from King.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

King closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but King won't allow it.
King with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by King.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot

and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
King wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
King is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

King has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into King's guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with King. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from King's guard.
King is trying to keep Silva in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
King is adopting a defensive guard.

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.
King striking from the bottom.
King wants to sweep but no luck.
King is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva won't allow King to sweep him here.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and King has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between King's legs - danger averted.
Silva tries to stand but King is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King wants to sweep but no luck.

King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Silva postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but King is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
King wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.

King is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
King works his way to full guard. Good work.
King trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Levi King dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten King somewhat.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
King has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with King's head.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
King tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva thuds a left hand into King's body.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot

and King decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
King trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but King is proving a slippery customer.
King loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
King looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

King is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
King is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
King tries to strike from the bottom.
King looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
King is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
King stalling.
King tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

King is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time King.
King is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
King stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
King slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of King.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Levi King.
I think King 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Levi King!