PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Divine Hand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ws silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). ws silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hand
vs
silva

190 cm
18
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Divine Hand!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ws silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hand is fending him off so far but silva persists. Nope, Hand circles away and we're back to standing.
Hand throws a sloppy head kick and silva moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hand looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

silva has closed the distance and engaged Hand in a clinch.

silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for silva with that takedown attempt.
Hand looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Hand. Hand gets slowly back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Hand.

silva throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Hand doesn't manage to clinch there - silva circles away.
Hand misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from silva, right into the meat.
Divine Hand seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hand fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva shoots and misses

and Hand counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Divine Hand has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ws silva.
Hand is breathing heavily.
Hand preventing the sweep.
silva keeping moving, preventing Hand from controlling successfully.

silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hand defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hand's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hand stopping the sweep attempt from silva.

silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva striking off his back but it's not causing Hand any problems.
silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hand blocking the ground and pound attempt from silva.
silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hand.
silva wants to pass the guard but Hand is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hand preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hand keeps working.

Hand has one foot on silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

silva rushes Hand and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
silva wants a takedown but no success here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hand pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hand throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Hand tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
silva tries to clinch there but Hand circles away.
Hand misses with a takedown attempt

and silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hand's guard.
Hand is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Hand working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Hand is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but ws silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
silva is looking to take a break and control but Hand is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Hand takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hand wants to stand and escape but silva is having none of it.

silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hand manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now silva has Hand in his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

silva looking for a guillotine here but Hand defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hand stands up from silva's guard - Hand perhaps looking for a knockout.

Hand shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hand prevents silva from improving his position.
silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
silva trying to strike off his back.

Hand decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on silva, up you get!
silva fails with a takedown attempt.

silva gets caught flat footed, as Hand shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

silva working for a triangle but Hand defends it easily.
Hand content to stall in guard here.
silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hand slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
silva trying to strike off his back.
Hand wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
silva controls Hand momentarily but Hand frees himself.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hand misses with a wild combination.
Hand fails with a takedown attempt.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hand swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Divine Hand dominated that second round.
That's time! Hand's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Hand counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for silva!
Hand avoids the attempt from silva to control.
silva working to try and regain half guard.
Hand can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as silva is looking to escape.
silva is in all sorts of trouble here.

Hand looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva tries to hold on but Hand pushes him away.
silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
silva can't escape the position.
Hand trying to control but silva is having none of it.
Hand throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for silva because Hand loaded up on that one.
silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
silva tries to hold on but Hand postures up.
Hand tries to control but silva wriggling away.
Hand sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva really wants to buck Hand off and get back to his feet.
silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Hand tries to control but silva wriggling away.
silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Hand has a good base and remains in mount.
Divine Hand overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
silva gets back to half guard.

Hand is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so silva is just riding it out for now. Hand eventually gives up the hold.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hand is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hand is looking to stall here but silva recovers full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hand postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Divine Hand showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Hand has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Divine Hand!