PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georges Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Damur (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.

Silva
vs
Damur

185 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

225 cm
22
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Georges Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jeff Damur!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Damur as Silva shoots in.

Damur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Damur is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Damur trying to control the pace.
Damur scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damur is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Damur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to escape.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Damur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Damur lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Damur.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Damur not doing much here.
Silva is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Damur is controlling the pace.
Damur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Damur thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva pushes Damur off looking to stand but Damur dives back in and keeps control.
Silva won't allow Damur to pass to mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Damur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Damur lands a right hook to the body.

Damur gets a takedown into half guard.
Damur stalling.
Damur trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Damur tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Damur is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Damur is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Damur with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is trying to stand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Damur lands a head shot.

Damur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Damur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Damur is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Damur trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is staying active underneath Damur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Damur wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva won't allow Damur to pass to mount.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Damur controlling the action here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Damur shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.

Damur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Damur is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Damur with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Damur tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Damur won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Damur lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Damur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Damur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Damur pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
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.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Damur putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Damur trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Damur controlling the position easily from mount.
Damur throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Damur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Damur lands a heavy elbow.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Damur content just to control the position here.
Damur scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Damur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Damur controlling from the full mount.
Damur lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Damur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

Despite being in the dominant position, Jeff Damur just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Damur shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Georges Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Damur.
Damur throws a quick inside leg kick.

Damur scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is trying to stand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Damur seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Damur.
Damur is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva tries for a takedown but Damur sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Damur punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.

Damur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

Silva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Damur is looking to clinch.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Damur tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Silva get's back to his feet.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damur 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.
Damur can't do much from the bottom here.

Silva stands up.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Damur sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Damur tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Damur to the ground. Damur escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but Damur circles away easily

and Damur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Damur stops Silva from standing up.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Damur trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Damur stops Silva from standing up.
Damur controls from within his opponent's guard.
Damur tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots and misses

and Damur decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Damur must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Damur controls the pace.
Damur stops Silva from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Damur from controlling successfully.
Damur stops Silva from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Damur dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Damur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Damur wants it to stay on the feet.

Damur scores a takedown into full mount!
Damur tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Damur working the ground and pound effectively.
Damur looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Damur connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Damur content just to control the position here.
Damur with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Damur landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Damur working the ground and pound effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Damur lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Damur lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Damur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Jeff Damur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Damur trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Damur looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Damur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is trying to stand.
Damur scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.

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.
Damur landing strikes from the mount.
Damur takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Damur stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damur circles away.
Damur stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Damur stuffs the takedown.
Damur shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Damur fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damur but Damur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Damur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Damur gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Damur.
Damur stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva leaves Damur with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Damur throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Damur was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Silva stands up and waves to Damur to follow him.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Damur sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Damur feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Damur changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damur looking to pass the guard.
Damur won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Damur trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Damur slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Silva pushes Damur off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damur wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Damur gets back to full guard.

Damur working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Damur working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Damur, up you get!

Damur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Damur from controlling successfully.
Damur won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Damur looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva wants to stand but Damur is controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Damur content to stall in guard here.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Damur is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Damur has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Damur is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Damur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Damur. Damur gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Damur.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Damur swivels and escapes.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damur.
Georges Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Damur counters with a nice kick to the body.
Damur displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.

Damur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!

Damur jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva pushes Damur away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Damur gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Damur fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva tries to escape but Damur is in control.

Damur is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to buck Damur off.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Damur.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Damur.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Damur as he avoids it easily.
Damur shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Damur is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

Silva stands up.
Damur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Damur dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Damur's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Damur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Georges Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Damur goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Damur's half guard.
Damur trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Damur is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Silva decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Georges Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Damur is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Damur drives through with a takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jeff Damur.
Well Damur has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 19:20
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 18:20
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 18:20

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Damur!