PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between raito yagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

yagami
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
22
217 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, raito yagami!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - yagami scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Fabiano Silva has been cut.
yagami looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
yagami throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
yagami throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
yagami misses with the head strike.
yagami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. yagami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Silva clinches up with yagami and pushes him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
A frustrated look appears on yagami's face as he tries to break the clinch.

yagami breaks from the clinch.
yagami tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
yagami looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yagami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
yagami misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
yagami throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
yagami is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but yagami keeps it at a distance.
yagami tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva winds up and cracks yagami with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
yagami keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
yagami is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva working over yagami with some ground and pound. yagami looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
yagami wants to get back to full guard.
Silva with the ground and pound but yagami uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of yagami's head.
yagami looking to control.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but yagami blocks nicely.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yagami paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
yagami tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
yagami misses with a body punch.
yagami jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. yagami gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for raito yagami. That's going to take a lot out of him.
yagami misses with a combination

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. yagami didn't expect that.
yagami is breathing heavily.
yagami keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
yagami is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.

yagami has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva distracts yagami with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but yagami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
yagami scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabiano Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

yagami tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for yagami!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
yagami tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
yagami working to try and regain half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
yagami is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
yagami wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
yagami is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but yagami is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
yagami takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
yagami is trying to escape the mount.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Fabiano Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva landing punches.
yagami in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as yagami is looking to escape.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
yagami is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva looking to control but yagami is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
yagami regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
yagami is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
yagami avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed yagami's head.
yagami regains full guard. Nicely done.
yagami avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva cracks yagami with a solid left hand.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
yagami thows a leg kick but Silva checks it

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but yagami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva stands up over yagami, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but yagami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
yagami keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - yagami circles away.
yagami doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabiano Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

yagami fails with the takedown.
yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but yagami circles away.
yagami goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
yagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
yagami misses with a double jab.
raito yagami seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from yagami.
yagami works Silva's body with a nice hook.
yagami misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but yagami paws at him with a jab and circles away.
yagami misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
yagami wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva stands and throws yagami's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva lands a few punches from side control.
yagami 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 is looking to take a break and control but yagami is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
yagami tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
yagami throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch up.
yagami throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
yagami tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for raito yagami. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but yagami is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva trying to control but yagami is working from the bottom.
yagami manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva pulls yagami in close to his closed guard and prevents yagami from doing any damage or advancing position.
raito yagami has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
yagami scoring with punches to the head and body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabiano Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabiano Silva!