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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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165 lbs
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159 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max House!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by House.
House checks a leg kick.
Da Silva throws a hook to the side of House's head but House sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
House bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but House is out of range.
House stuffs the takedown.
Da Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! House is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Da Silva, into his guard.
Da Silva is looking for a triangle here but House uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
House wants to stand but Da Silva is controlling his arm.
Da Silva tries to buck House off but House is having none of it.
House wants to stand but Da Silva has his arm trapped.
Da Silva is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
House ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
House takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Good exchange - House coming out on top.
Da Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for House!
House working to try and regain half guard.
Da Silva fails to move to back control.
Da Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, House has managed to escape the submission attempt.
House is desperately trying to improve his position but Da Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
House regains half guard.
House has one foot on Da Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Good work by House as he checks the leg kick.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of House's head.
House throws a right and a left that Da Silva avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Da Silva looking to pass the guard.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Da Silva is pushing down on House's leg trying to pass to half guard. House is fighting to maintain full guard but Da Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Da Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. House doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Da Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
A cross from Da Silva lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but House circles away.
Da Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
House takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fight stays on the outside here - House looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
House uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Da Silva.
House drops his hands momentarily and Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Da Silva looks to land a left hand but House moved out of range nicely.
House looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Silva is just out of range.
Da Silva throws a hook but House avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House moves out of range as Da Silva strikes.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A jab lands there for House.
House displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
House lands with a right hand.
House digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
House lands with an overhand left.
Da Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
House throws a looping overhand right but Da Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Da Silva looks for a takedown but House sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
House bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. House stacks Da Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by House!
Da Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
House wants to stand up but Da Silva is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
House stalling.
Da Silva tries to roll over but House keeps him under control.
Da Silva is pressing down on House's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
House wants to stand but Da Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruno Da Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
House lands a two punch combo.
Da Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A jab from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
House keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as House sprawls well. House wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
House paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a jab when House was well out of range.
House thows a body shot but no joy.
Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but House sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two 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.
House defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Da Silva misses with a straight left.
House swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva throws the left hand but House avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
House fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
House slips a jab from Da Silva.
House takes one to the chin there.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
House sizes up Da Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
House moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. House sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - House throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
House tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from House.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
House blocks a jab.
House stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but House shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bruno Da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice takedown defense from House. No joy for Da Silva on that attempt.
Da Silva throws a shot from downtown. House moves away and avoids it.
Max House has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Da Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
House ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
House throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Da Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max House comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruno Da Silva!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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RATING
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