PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Yohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Andre Yohan has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Andre Yohan seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Yohan
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

185 cm
23
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite 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 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Yohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Akira Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Yohan thows a body shot but no joy.
Yohan scores with a three punch combo!
Yohan lands a jab.
Yohan misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Yohan scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva drives through and clinches with Yohan against the cage.
Yohan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Yohan napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Yohan regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Silva there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yohan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Yohan had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Silva trying to control but Yohan is working from the bottom.
Yohan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yohan is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Yohan is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes Yohan's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Yohan from getting back to his feet.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Yohan's head.
Yohan tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Yohan is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
I really don't envy Silva right now.
Yohan biding his time, controlling Silva.
Yohan is controlling the position but Silva somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Yohan seems content to control.
Yohan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

Yohan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Yohan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yohan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yohan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Yohan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Yohan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yohan throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Yohan tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Yohan throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Yohan.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yohan was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yohan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva postures up in Yohan's guard and throws a big left but Yohan blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yohan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Yohan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Yohan is looking to improve his position.
Yohan is working hard here to advance position.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva working Yohan over with strikes.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yohan defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to advance position but Yohan won't allow it.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yohan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Yohan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Yohan gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yohan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yohan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Yohan from standing up.
Yohan trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Yohan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva trying to control but Yohan is working from the bottom.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Yohan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yohan is keeping the position for now.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A big right from Yohan misses.
Yohan throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yohan takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yohan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yohan fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yohan's head.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Yohan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva moves into full mount! Yohan won't be happy about that!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yohan hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Akira Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva slips a jab and a cross from Yohan.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
No joy there for Yohan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yohan misses with a body shot.
A combination from Yohan does no damage.
Yohan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Yohan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown but Yohan sprawls well.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yohan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Andre Yohan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Yohan misses.
Andre Yohan is winning the standup battle so far.
Yohan connects with a single shot there.
Yohan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Yohan gets back to full guard.
Akira Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva postures up in Yohan's guard and throws a big left but Yohan blocks it.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yohan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yohan wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is working Yohan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Yohan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yohan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Andre Yohan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yohan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yohan missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Yohan.
Andre Yohan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yohan looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Yohan scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yohan connects with a jab.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Yohan works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Yohan tries to clinch up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yohan counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yohan thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yohan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Yohan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yohan has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Yohan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Yohan's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Yohan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yohan 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Yohan!