PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between nani silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and bruno attax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

silva
vs
attax

225 cm
22
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, nani silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of London, bruno attax!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
silva trying to control but attax is working from the bottom.
silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
attax controls silva momentarily but silva frees himself.
silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

attax has his foot on silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. silva works his way back into a safe position though.
silva wants to control from the top but attax keeps moving.
silva throwing strikes from guard but attax blocks nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva tries to free his leg and advance position but attax is retaining full guard.
silva is working hard here to advance position.
attax throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
attax fails with the takedown

so silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
silva pushing down on attax's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
attax regains full guard. Nicely done.
silva throwing strikes from guard but attax blocks nicely.
attax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
attax 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.
silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
silva stopping the sweep attempt from attax.
silva is looking to stand up but attax won't let him.
silva passes attax's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. silva connects with a nice short shot to attax's temple.

silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. attax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
attax is looking for a sweep. silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
attax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from silva.
attax trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
You get the feeling that attax really doesn't like being in this position too much.
attax looks gassed!

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

silva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… attax is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by attax and silva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
attax is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
silva taking a breather here.
attax tries to buck silva off but silva is having none of it.

silva stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

nani silva dominated that round.
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.

silva misses with a takedown

and attax counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
attax trying to mount his opponent but silva defends it.
silva wants to control but attax is keeping busy.

attax decides to stand and escape the position.
attax misses with a combination

so silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
attax manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
attax wants to stand but silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. attax is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take attax's back instead.
attax is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

silva looking for the choke from the back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
attax prevents silva from getting a body triangle.
silva struggling to land strikes to the head as attax covers up.
attax is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
attax looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva biding his time, controlling attax.
attax rolls, trying to escape but silva keeps control of the position.
What can attax do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
I really don't envy attax right now.

That's four 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.
silva has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of attax's body.
silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
attax just trying to survive but silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
silva looking to hold on to the position here but attax rolls and ends up regaining guard.
attax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that nani silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

silva clinches with his opponent.
attax changes levels and goes for a takedown here. silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
attax closes the distance looking to clinch

and silva counters with a single leg into guard. attax didn't expect that.
attax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva postures up in attax's guard and throws a big left but attax blocks it.
nani silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
attax controls silva momentarily but silva frees himself.
attax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
silva wants to control from the top but attax keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

attax is working an open guard so silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
silva wants to clinch
and attax counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps silva thinking.
A left and a right from silva both land. Nice combination.

silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for attax!
silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
silva controlling from mount.
attax tries to hold on but silva postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva lands a nice shot to the head.
silva raining down shots from the mount!
A nice elbow there by silva.
silva controlling from the full mount.
silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. attax can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
silva landing shots from mount.

silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
nani silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
attax tries for a takedown but silva circles away easily

so silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
silva postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva won't allow attax to get back to his feet.
attax not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
attax looking for a sweep. Not yet attax, not yet.
attax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of attax is proving hard to escape from.
silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. attax is keeping the position for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
nani silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:26
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... nani silva!