PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Cousins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by AC/DC - Black Ice. Ethel da Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

da Silva
vs
Cousins

194 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethel da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mitchell Cousins!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cousins gets caught flat footed, as da Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cousins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cousins keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
Cousins lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for da Silva!
Cousins sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cousins pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cousins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cousins putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cousins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva tries to hold on but Cousins pushes him away.
da Silva is breathing heavily.
Cousins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cousins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cousins's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Cousins looking to secure an arm triangle but da Silva defends it well.
Cousins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

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.
da Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Cousins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cousins controlling his opponent.
I looks like Cousins might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mitchell Cousins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cousins closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming da Silva to the mat! da Silva manages to get full guard.
Cousins stays in close to da Silva's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet da Silva, not yet.
Cousins pushing down on da Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cousins content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
da Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cousins is working away from the top position though.

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.
Cousins performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
da Silva pushes Cousins off looking to stand but Cousins dives back in and keeps control.
Cousins controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Cousins 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.

Cousins looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mitchell Cousins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cousins looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cousins's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cousins passes da Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Let's hope that Cousins has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousins is thwarting da Silva's attempts to control the position.
Cousins not doing much here.
Mitchell Cousins has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two 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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mitchell Cousins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cousins doesn't succeed with the takedown

and da Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Cousins didn't expect that.
da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Cousins blocks nicely.
Cousins 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.
da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cousins utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
da Silva wanted to stand there but Cousins had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cousins manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. da Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Cousins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Cousins is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cousins looking to pass the guard.
Cousins controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
da Silva controls Cousins momentarily but Cousins frees himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
da Silva wants to stand and escape but Cousins is having none of it.
Cousins sitting in guard here, content to control.
da Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchell Cousins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cousins closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. da Silva did well to prevent Cousins getting side control.
Cousins frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cousins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
da Silva tries to hold on but Cousins pushes him away.
Cousins controlling the pace for now.
Cousins landing punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cousins controlling his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cousins is landing with some decent strikes but da Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cousins controlling from mount.

Despite being in the dominant position, Mitchell Cousins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Cousins scores with a takedown into da Silva's guard.
da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cousins trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Cousins avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cousins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cousins working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of da Silva's head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cousins accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
da Silva wants to stand but Cousins is controlling the position.

da Silva has his foot on Cousins's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cousins works his way back into a safe position though.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Cousins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cousins throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cousins gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cousins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. da Silva tries to avoid it but Cousins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag da Silva to the ground. da Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cousins looks for a takedown but da Silva sprawls well.

Cousins gets the takedown into side control.
Cousins controlling from side mount.
da Silva wants to control but Cousins postures up.
Cousins controlling the position from side mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva struggling a bit here.
Cousins in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
da Silva struggling a bit here.
Cousins is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ethel da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mitchell Cousins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva is trying to strike from the bottom but Cousins has passed into full mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mitchell Cousins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cousins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitchell Cousins!