PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Batalha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cyborg Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Batalha Silva
vs
Silva

174 cm
21
187 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

182 cm
22
195 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Batalha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cyborg Silva stuns Rodrigo Batalha Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails with the takedown.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Cyborg Silva scores with a jab to the head.
No luck for Rodrigo Batalha Silva with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batalha Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves forwards but Cyborg Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cyborg Silva throws out the jab.
Cyborg Silva throws a body punch but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in but Cyborg Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyborg Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rodrigo Batalha Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Cyborg Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails to land the takedown.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Cyborg Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Cyborg Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cyborg Silva misses with the combination.
Cyborg Silva lands a head shot.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva avoids them all with ease.
Oh Rodrigo Batalha Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cyborg Silva misses with an uppercut. Rodrigo Batalha Silva saw that one coming.
Cyborg Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rodrigo Batalha Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cyborg Silva misses with the combination.
A combination from Cyborg Silva does no damage.
Cyborg Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cyborg Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cyborg Silva throws out a loose jab but Rodrigo Batalha Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throws a body punch but Cyborg Silva moves out of range.
Cyborg Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rodrigo Batalha Silva.
Cyborg Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cyborg Silva tries to kick Rodrigo Batalha Silva off but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cyborg Silva tries to roll over but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps him under control.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cyborg Silva controls his leg.
Cyborg Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Cyborg Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rodrigo Batalha Silva in particular looking to stall.
Cyborg Silva tries to kick Rodrigo Batalha Silva off but Rodrigo Batalha Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cyborg Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva wants to take a breather but Cyborg Silva is having none of it.
Cyborg Silva is controlling Rodrigo Batalha Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Cyborg Silva manages to get to full guard.
Cyborg Silva has control of Rodrigo Batalha Silva's left arm, preventing Rodrigo Batalha Silva from doing any damage.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva trying to control but Cyborg Silva is working from the bottom.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyborg 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.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cyborg Silva throws a shot from downtown. Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves away and avoids it.
Cyborg Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in but Cyborg Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cyborg Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Cyborg Silva. No joy for Rodrigo Batalha Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Batalha Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cyborg Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Cyborg Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg Silva shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Cyborg Silva.
Cyborg Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Cyborg Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rodrigo Batalha Silva. Rodrigo Batalha Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Cyborg Silva duly obliges.
Cyborg Silva is breathing heavily.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries for a takedown but Cyborg Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cyborg Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Cyborg Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is really struggling to control Cyborg Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cyborg Silva, up you get!
Cyborg Silva lands a body shot.
A choreographed right hand from Cyborg Silva misses the target.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva shoots in for a takedown but Cyborg Silva shows good takedown defense.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to clinch.
Cyborg Silva lands with a straight right. Rodrigo Batalha Silva didn't see that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Rodrigo Batalha Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Cyborg Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva won't allow Cyborg Silva to sweep him here.

Cyborg Silva is working an open guard so Rodrigo Batalha Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva is looking to clinch but Cyborg Silva is avoiding it.
A combination from Cyborg Silva does no damage.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cyborg Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva is trying to trip Cyborg Silva. He has hold of a leg but Cyborg Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Rodrigo Batalha Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Cyborg Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Rodrigo Batalha Silva stands up and waves to Cyborg Silva to follow him.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Cyborg Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cyborg Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Cyborg Silva throws a right hand that Rodrigo Batalha Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Rodrigo Batalha Silva also avoids with ease.
Cyborg Silva scores with a hook to the body. Rodrigo Batalha Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cyborg Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cyborg Silva takes a swing at Rodrigo Batalha Silva's ribcage but misses.
Cyborg Silva throws a series of punches but Rodrigo Batalha Silva moves out of range.
Cyborg Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva tries to clinch up.
Cyborg Silva stalks Rodrigo Batalha Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rodrigo Batalha Silva's face. Rodrigo Batalha Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Rodrigo Batalha Silva walks straight into a right hand from Cyborg Silva - that's dropped him! Cyborg Silva jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rodrigo Batalha Silva from any more punishment! Rodrigo Batalha Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cyborg Silva!