PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedrich Bergius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Bergius

205 cm
18
200 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

192 cm
19
221 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Friedrich Bergius!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Bergius keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bergius keeps it at a distance.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bergius keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bergius circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bergius circles away and keeps his distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bergius is avoiding it.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.

Bergius takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bergius throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Bergius working aggressively here.
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bergius circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergius wants to clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two 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 circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergius.
Bergius doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bergius pushes him off.
Bergius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergius keeps the fight on the outside.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Bergius closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bergius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.
Bergius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergius working aggressively here.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Bergius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.

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.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bergius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bergius blocks it.
Bergius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Bergius is controlling him.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergius throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Bergius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bergius's face.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.
Bergius lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergius working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bergius misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Bergius.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Bergius dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bergius tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bergius is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bergius tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bergius keeps the fight on the outside.
Bergius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bergius pushes him off.
Fabio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bergius tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bergius keeps it at a distance.
Bergius tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bergius swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bergius pushes him off.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bergius is avoiding it.
Bergius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergius is looking to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Bergius is looking to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bergius is avoiding it.
Bergius tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bergius keeps the fight on the outside.

Bergius clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius is having none of it.
Bergius tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bergius paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bergius circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergius.
Bergius tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bergius tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Bergius is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bergius tries to clinch up.
Bergius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bergius tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bergius in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Bergius is looking to clinch.
Bergius wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Bergius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Bergius wants to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bergius is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bergius circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Bergius moves out of range.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Bergius tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bergius is avoiding it.
Bergius wants to clinch.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bergius circles away and keeps his distance.
Bergius circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bergius swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bergius has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bergius working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.
Bergius throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Bergius lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bergius misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bergius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Bergius throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Friedrich Bergius 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bergius looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bergius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bergius moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Bergius.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bergius is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bergius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Bergius throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Bergius.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Bergius misses with some punches.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bergius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bergius working aggressively here.
Bergius misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bergius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bergius is blocking nicely.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergius misses with some punches.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bergius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Friedrich Bergius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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 blocking some punches.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bergius blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bergius is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Bergius fails to land.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bergius.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bergius misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bergius.
Bergius swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bergius is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Bergius lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bergius misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Bergius.
Bergius throws a head punch that misses.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bergius blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bergius blocks it.

That's four 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 blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bergius doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bergius misses with a punch on the inside.
Bergius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bergius is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bergius swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bergius has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bergius fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bergius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fabio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bergius misses with the head strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bergius blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Friedrich Bergius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bergius 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Friedrich Bergius!