PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between cash cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AC/DC - Black Ice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

cash
vs
da Silva

178 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
18
206 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, cash cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ethel da Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but cash paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. cash tries to avoid it but da Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag cash to the ground. cash escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
cash changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. da Silva tries to avoid it but cash 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.
No luck with that takedown attempt from cash.
da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - cash circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice sprawl there from cash as da Silva shoots in.
cash tries to clinch

and da Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
da Silva prevents cash from getting back to his feet.
da Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
da Silva won't allow cash to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cash throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
cash wants to get back to his feet but da Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

cash is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
da Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of cash's head.
cash might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cash is trying to keep da Silva in close.

da Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
cash is breathing heavily.
da Silva tries to clinch up
and cash counters with a series of strikes. da Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
cash wants to clinch

so da Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva trying to control but cash is working from the bottom.
da Silva is working cash over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

da Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
da Silva wants to get up but he can't break cash's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
cash looking to hit a scissor sweep but da Silva is one step ahead there.

cash looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
cash knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for da Silva on the ground.
cash keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
da Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from cash, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cash cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.

da Silva gets a clinch.

cash manages to break the clinch.
da Silva tries to clinch but cash moves away

and cash counters with a single leg into guard. da Silva didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
cash sitting in guard here, content to control.
cash won't allow da Silva to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethel da Silva dominated that round.
That's time! cash's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

cash shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and da Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. cash won't be happy with that.
da Silva tries to advance to mount but cash denies him.
cash is looking for a sweep.

da Silva decides to stand back up.
cash circles away from the clinch attempt

and cash decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in da Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing cash from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
cash trying to move into half guard but instead da Silva has managed to sweep!
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
da Silva preventing the sweep.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but cash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva stays in close to cash's body and controls the position.

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.

da Silva gets to his feet - cash follows without any prompting.
The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cash stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and cash wants it to stay on the feet.
cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
cash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

cash shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in da Silva's guard.
cash trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
cash prevents da Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva trying to control the position here.
cash is pushing down on da Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. da Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but cash has managed to sneak the leg through.
da Silva is refusing to be controlled, as cash sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
da Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Well, if cash is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ethel da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cash moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ethel da Silva has been cut.
cash cash is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
cash tries for a takedown but da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

cash rushes da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
da Silva wants a takedown.
cash lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
cash tries for a takedown but da Silva manages to get underhooks.

da Silva manages to pull guard.
da Silva pulls cash in close to his closed guard and prevents cash from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva keeping moving, preventing cash from controlling successfully.
da Silva pulls cash in close to his closed guard and prevents cash from doing any damage or advancing position.
da Silva wants to stand up but cash is controlling him.

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.
da Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
cash trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva is pulling down on cash's head to control his posture.
cashis looking to pass into half guard but da Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now da Silva is in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva trying to control but cash is working from the bottom.
da Silva controlling from the top position.
da Silva postures up.

da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
da Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
da Silva wants to control from the top but cash keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but cash swats him away and circles back towards the center.

da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
da Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for cash cash. That's going to take a lot out of him.
cash looking for a takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice elbow from cash.
da Silva letting cash take a breather here.
cash cash has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethel da Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
da Silva stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ethel da Silva.
I've got da Silva 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 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ethel da Silva!