PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Henson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Henson
vs
Silva

169 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jack Henson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries for a takedown but Henson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Henson keeps moving.
Henson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silva wants to stand but Henson is controlling his posture from full guard.

Henson pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Henson is looking to escape.
Henson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Henson defends it well.
Silva looks gassed!
Henson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Henson tries to hold on but Silva postures up.

Henson somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!

Henson drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Henson lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Henson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Henson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Henson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henson landing with the ground and pound.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Henson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Henson chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henson postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Henson is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Henson is stalling in the full guard.
Henson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Henson dominated that round.
That's time! Henson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Henson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Henson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Henson connects with a jab.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Henson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but Henson is having none of it.
Henson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.

Henson closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

Henson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Henson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Henson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wanted to stand there but Henson had control of the position.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva trying to control but Henson is working from the bottom.
Henson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

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

Henson is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Henson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Henson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Henson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Henson stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Henson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva tries to kick Henson off but Henson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Still in half guard, Henson seems content to control.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Jack Henson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Henson is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Henson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Henson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Henson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henson is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Henson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Henson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Henson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Henson showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to control Henson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Silva is looking to control Henson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henson stalling.
Silva trying to control but Henson postures up.

Henson seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jack Henson!