PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maynard Jovavich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mana Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mana Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Jovavich
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
213 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maynard Jovavich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mana Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jovavich.
Jovavich defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Jovavich slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva avoids the attempt from Jovavich to control.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jovavich has managed to escape the submission attempt.

Silva goes for an armbar but Jovavich turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Jovavich.
Jovavich trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has Jovavich pulled in close to control his posture.
Jovavich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jovavich has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Jovavich!
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jovavich wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Silva working for a submission but Jovavich is keeping him at bay.
Jovavich taking shots to the head.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jovavich is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jovavich is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva breaks from Jovavich's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four 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 controlling the pace for now.
Silva looking to control but Jovavich is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jovavich working to try and regain half guard.
Jovavich wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Jovavich knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mana Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jovavich lands a jab.
Maynard Jovavich seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jovavich shoots and misses

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Silva is working for a kimura but Jovavich is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Jovavich is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jovavich gets back to full guard.
Jovavich looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jovavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Jovavich kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jovavich is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jovavich is keeping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jovavich shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jovavich tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Jovavich finds it's target.
Nice takedown defense from Jovavich. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Jovavich misses with a double jab

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jovavich's guard.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jovavich is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to control but Jovavich is working from the bottom.
Jovavich is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jovavich keeps moving.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jovavich is keeping the position for now.

Silva stands up from Jovavich's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jovavich is trying to buck Silva off.
Mana Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to control but Jovavich is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva has hold of Jovavich's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Jovavich tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Jovavich screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Jovavich, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mana Silva!