PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvano Assunicao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Fury
vs
Assunicao

191 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bryan Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Silvano Assunicao!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury throws a right hand that Assunicao ducks under and follows up with a left that Assunicao also avoids with ease.
Assunicao shoots in looking for a takedown. Fury tries to sprawl out of it but Assunicao keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fury manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fury looks to land a combination but Assunicao avoids it well.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Fury throws a right hand that Assunicao ducks under and follows up with a left that Assunicao also avoids with ease.
Fury loads up on a big right hand but Assunicao slips the punch.

Assunicao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fury tries to circle away but Assunicao has him pinned against the cage.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Assunicao is controlling him.
A short right from Fury.

Assunicao pulls guard effortlessly.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Assunicao looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but Assunicao has wrist control.
Fury slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ground and pound from Fury.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury working Assunicao over with strikes.
Assunicao moves into full guard.
Fury is looking to stand up but Assunicao won't let him.
Fury throws a big right hand that misses.

Assunicao escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Fury gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fury throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fury scoring with punches to the head and body.

Assunicao is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fury stands up over Assunicao, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Fury decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fury clobbers Assunicao with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Fury.

Assunicao darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assunicao thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fury's head.
Assunicao is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Fury!
Assunicao thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Assunicao working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunicao working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fury bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Assunicao controlling Fury's posture.
Assunicao avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fury wants to pass the guard but Assunicao is keeping the position.
Fury knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Assunicao on the ground.
Fury keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Assunicao's head.
Assunicao keeping moving, preventing Fury from controlling successfully.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Assunicao.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Assunicao is keeping the position for now.
Assunicao tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fury's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Assunicao 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.
Fury thows a big elbow that misses.
Fury is looking to work some ground and pound but Assunicao has wrist control.
Fury works over Assunicao with some ground and pound from guard.
Fury makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fury working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Assunicao is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fury is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fury has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Assunicao is proving hard to escape from.
Fury stopping the sweep attempt from Assunicao.
Fury working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Fury dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Assunicao ducks right into an uppercut from Fury.

Assunicao pushes Fury up against the cage in a clinch.
Assunicao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fury lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Assunicao backwards.
Assunicao is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Fury gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fury has had enough of the clinch but Assunicao keeps him there for the moment.
Assunicao tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Fury just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvano Assunicao.
Fury is trying to break the clinch but Assunicao has him pressed against the cage.

Fury escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Assunicao takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury swinging wildly here.
Fury fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Assunicao takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bryan Fury is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fury scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fury circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bryan Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Assunicao takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Assunicao will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Assunicao is breathing heavily.
Assunicao shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fury as he jumps to the side.
Fury throws a series of punches but Assunicao avoids them all with ease.
Fury scores with a jab to the head.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Assunicao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fury throws a right and a left that Assunicao avoids nicely.
Assunicao takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Assunicao takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fury fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assunicao fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Fury.
Jab by Fury.
Assunicao steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fury.

Assunicao forces Fury back against the cage and clinches.
Fury wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Assunicao has him pressed against the cage.
Fury is trying to force a seperation but Assunicao has the dominant position.
Assunicao tries to pull guard but Fury won't allow it.

Assunicao is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fury can't fight it off and eventually Assunicao manages to take the fight to the floor. Fury looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Assunicao looking to sit in guard and control but Fury gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Assunicao looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Fury passes into half guard.

Assunicao actively working from the bottom here.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fury scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Assunicao has hold of Fury's hands but Fury slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Assunicao wants to improve his position but Fury is controlling well.
Fury working Assunicao over with strikes.
Fury lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury tries to stand but can't do so whilst Assunicao controls his leg.
Assunicao is looking for a sweep. Fury is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fury uses his free foot to push down on Assunicao's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Assunicao.
Fury working Assunicao over with strikes here.
Assunicao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bryan Fury overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Assunicao is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fury lands a big elbow.
Fury lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fury working Assunicao over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury landing strikes from the mount and Assunicao is in trouble!
Fury working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Fury dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Fury throws a right and a left that Assunicao avoids nicely.
Fury jabs at Assunicao's body.
Fury displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fury throws a right and a left that both miss.
Assunicao shoots in for a takedown but Fury shows good takedown defense.
Fury connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assunicao's hands.
Assunicao has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Assunicao has a takedown stuffed.
Fury lands a right hook to the body.
Fury lands with a nice combination. Assunicao backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury cracks a nice hook into Assunicao's ribs.
Assunicao fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fury throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Fury as he connects with a hook.
Fury throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Assunicao.
Assunicao misses with a takedown attempt - Fury sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bryan Fury has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silvano Assunicao.
Assunicao dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Fury throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Assunicao dodges the punch combination from Fury.
Silvano Assunicao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan Fury is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Fury. No joy for Assunicao on that attempt.
Fury throws a nice looking combination but Assunicao bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fury throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fury tries to bum rush Assunicao with a series of wild strikes but Assunicao uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Assunicao shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury misses with a series of wild punches.
Assunicao fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury leaves Assunicao with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fury lands a nice shot to the body.
Assunicao on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Fury scores with a four punch combination!
Fury cracks Assunicao with an open hand slap.
Assunicao gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Assunicao fails with a takedown attempt.
Fury misses with a two punch combination.
Assunicao dodges the punch combination from Fury.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fury swats away the attempt to clinch by Assunicao.
Fury throws a one two combo.

Assunicao scores a takedown into full mount!
Fury working to try and regain half guard.

Assunicao is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Assunicao!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Silvano Assunicao!