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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo do Jiu Jitsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manolo do Jiu Jitsu has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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221 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo do Jiu Jitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva wants to stand up but Jiu Jitsu is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jiu Jitsu tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiu Jitsu stops Silva from standing up.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jiu Jitsu drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jiu Jitsu jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jiu Jitsu prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Jiu Jitsu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jiu Jitsu prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Jiu Jitsu off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jiu Jitsu.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jiu Jitsu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Jiu Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva pushes Jiu Jitsu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jiu Jitsu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Jiu Jitsu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Jiu Jitsu drags him back down.
Jiu Jitsu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiu Jitsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiu Jitsu.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiu Jitsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jiu Jitsu darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jiu Jitsu avoids nicely.
Jiu Jitsu slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu avoids them all with ease.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jiu Jitsu.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jiu Jitsu scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Jiu Jitsu is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu 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 a right and a left that Jiu Jitsu avoids nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jiu Jitsu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to stand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jiu Jitsu is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jiu Jitsu.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jiu Jitsu looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Jiu Jitsu off but he can't manage it.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
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.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Jiu Jitsu's attempts to control the action.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Jiu Jitsu's attempts to control the action.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jiu Jitsu trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva throws a series of punches but Jiu Jitsu moves out of range.
Jiu Jitsu shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Jiu Jitsu, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Jiu Jitsu 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.
Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jiu Jitsu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jiu Jitsu is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Jiu Jitsu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jiu Jitsu wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Silva throws a right and a left that Jiu Jitsu avoids nicely.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jiu Jitsu circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva swinging wilding here.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Jiu Jitsu changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to escape but Jiu Jitsu is in control.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jiu Jitsu wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Jiu Jitsu prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Jiu Jitsu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jiu Jitsu.
Jiu Jitsu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is not content to let Jiu Jitsu control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Jiu Jitsu wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Georges Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to bum rush Jiu Jitsu with a series of wild strikes but Jiu Jitsu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manolo do Jiu Jitsu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jiu Jitsu, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolo do Jiu Jitsu!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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