PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Rogerio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Thiago Silva enters the cage!

Rogerio
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
206 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
216 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Rogerio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Rogerio, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Rogerio against the cage but Rogerio circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogerio closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Rogerio pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rogerio sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva cracks Rogerio with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rogerio fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Rogerio tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rogerio somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Rogerio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rogerio fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogerio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rogerio circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rogerio counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rogerio seems to be looking for submissions.
Rogerio trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Rogerio stops Silva from getting back to his feet.

Rogerio is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rogerio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Rogerio is looking for a kimura here.

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.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogerio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rogerio is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

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

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.

Rogerio is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is trying to stand.

Rogerio is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Rogerio is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rogerio 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.

Silva closes the distance but Rogerio moves to the side

and Rogerio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogerio.
Rogerio wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Rogerio trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Rogerio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rogerio from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Antonio Rogerio wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Rogerio to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Rogerio wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Rogerio wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva keeping full guard, as Rogerio tries to pass.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rogerio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Antonio Rogerio just wasn't active enough.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rogerio.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rogerio pushes him off.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Rogerio moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Silva's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks to clinch

and Rogerio counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogerio.
Rogerio trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Rogerio drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
Rogerio manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Rogerio trying to control from the bottom.
Rogerio works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rogerio is trying to keep Silva in close.

Rogerio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Rogerio looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Rogerio dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva leaves Rogerio with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rogerio circles away.
Rogerio circles away from the clinch attempt

and Rogerio counters with a takedown into side control.
Rogerio working the ground and pound.

Rogerio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva stops Rogerio from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rogerio decides to stand back up.
Rogerio swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

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.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Rogerio shoots in.
Rogerio stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva wants to clinch

so Rogerio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Antonio Rogerio overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rogerio trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to stand up but Rogerio isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogerio.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rogerio drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rogerio seems to have locked his on tight now - Silva screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rogerio, as he picks up the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Antonio Rogerio!