PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between jelly bilgnatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagnney Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Brazil as his entrance music. jelly bilgnatz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

bilgnatz
vs
Silva

167 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jelly bilgnatz!
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, Wagnney Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

bilgnatz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but bilgnatz keeps him there for the moment.

bilgnatz gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. bilgnatz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. bilgnatz swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! bilgnatz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.

bilgnatz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. bilgnatz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. bilgnatz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
bilgnatz working some strikes from top position.
bilgnatz has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
bilgnatz wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
bilgnatz is stalling in the full guard.

Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but bilgnatz uses it to pass to side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

bilgnatz wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
bilgnatz advances to full mount.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
bilgnatz looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva looks gassed!

That's two 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.
bilgnatz trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
bilgnatz lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
bilgnatz controlling from mount.
bilgnatz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
bilgnatz scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz raining down hammerfists from mount.
bilgnatz tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

bilgnatz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silva has managed to escape the submission attempt.
bilgnatz landing punches.
bilgnatz is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
bilgnatz takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
bilgnatz moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
bilgnatz controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let bilgnatz control the position.
Silva tries to buck bilgnatz off but bilgnatz is having none of it.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
bilgnatz is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jelly bilgnatz 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.

bilgnatz closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent bilgnatz getting side control.

Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, bilgnatz escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by bilgnatz!
Silva tries to buck bilgnatz off but bilgnatz is having none of it.
bilgnatz landing a few strikes.
bilgnatz landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva tries to bench press bilgnatz off him but bilgnatz keeps the position.

bilgnatz tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but bilgnatz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
bilgnatz taking a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bilgnatz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
bilgnatz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

bilgnatz tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Silva tries to buck bilgnatz off but bilgnatz is having none of it.
bilgnatz scoring with punches from side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bilgnatz is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked bilgnatz off and has taken his back!

Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Silva is trying to stick to bilgnatz's back but bilgnatz is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by bilgnatz.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but bilgnatz passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva is in a horrible position here. bilgnatz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

bilgnatz is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
bilgnatz connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
bilgnatz lands a nice shot to the head.
bilgnatz prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva won't allow bilgnatz to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jelly bilgnatz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

bilgnatz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by bilgnatz.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a right hand that bilgnatz ducks under and follows up with a left that bilgnatz also avoids with ease.
bilgnatz shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing bilgnatz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from bilgnatz.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and bilgnatz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
bilgnatz is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but bilgnatz is controlling well.
bilgnatz moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
bilgnatz unloading with bombs!
bilgnatz is looking to work his way around to Silva's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
bilgnatz prevents Silva from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
bilgnatz throws a big right hand that misses.

Silva is looking for a triangle here but bilgnatz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz landing strikes.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.

That's four 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.

bilgnatz makes his way to full guard, as Silva worked for a kimura.
bilgnatz keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
bilgnatz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
bilgnatz controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
jelly bilgnatz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for bilgnatz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jelly bilgnatz!