PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Geronimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Boyz. Geronimo has chosen "War," by Edwin Starr as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silva
vs
Geronimo

190 cm
25
199 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

178 cm
27
189 lbs
10 - 7 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Don Geronimo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a body punch but Geronimo moves out of range.
Geronimo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Geronimo somewhat.
A solid body kick from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Geronimo pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but Geronimo keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Geronimo's shoulder, as Geronimo tries to avoid the shot.
Geronimo blocks the body kick.
Geronimo dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Geronimo's head and hops out.
Geronimo takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Geronimo throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Geronimo finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Geronimois looking to pass into half guard but Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silva is in guard.
Geronimo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Geronimo is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Geronimo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Geronimo goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Geronimo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo is trying to keep Silva in close.
Geronimo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Geronimo wants to control but Silva has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Geronimo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

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.
Geronimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Geronimo on the ground.
Geronimo wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Geronimo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Geronimo works his way into side control.
Geronimo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Geronimo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geronimo staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Don Geronimo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Geronimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Geronimo is having none of it.
Geronimo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Geronimo on that attempt.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Geronimo checks it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Geronimo moves away and avoids it.
Geronimo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carlton Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Geronimo.
Geronimo keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Geronimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Geronimo circles away.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws and low kick but Geronimo moves out of range easily.

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.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Geronimo.
Geronimo slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Geronimo slips the punch.
Horrible takedown by Geronimo or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Geronimo circles away from the clinch attempt.

Geronimo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Geronimo is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
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.
Geronimo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Geronimo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Geronimo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Geronimo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Geronimo works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Geronimo stops Silva from standing up.
Geronimo advances to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Geronimo 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.
Geronimo is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Geronimo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Geronimo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Geronimo stops Silva from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Don Geronimo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Geronimo dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Geronimo's head and hops out.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Geronimo fails to land the takedown.
Geronimo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Geronimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Geronimo shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Geronimo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carlton Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Geronimo.
Geronimo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to clinch there but Geronimo circles away.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carlton Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Geronimo's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Geronimo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Geronimo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Geronimo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Geronimo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Don Geronimo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlton Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a low kick as Geronimo jumps back.
Geronimo shoots in but no luck this time.
Geronimo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Geronimo.
Carlton Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch but Geronimo is avoiding it.

Geronimo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Geronimo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Geronimo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Geronimo prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Geronimo stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Geronimo tries to pass.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Geronimo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Geronimo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Geronimo!