PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex Ronny Samuelsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nuno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Ronny Samuelsen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Ronny Samuelsen
vs
Silva

196 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
275 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rex Ronny Samuelsen!
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, Nuno Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Samuelsen gets the takedown into side control.
Samuelsen wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Samuelsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Samuelsen in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is not content to let Samuelsen control the position.
Samuelsen working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Samuelsen grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Samuelsen is controlling him well.
Samuelsen in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuelsen working the ground and pound.
Samuelsen 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.
Samuelsen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Samuelsen drags him back down.
Samuelsen advances nicely into full mount.
Samuelsen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Samuelsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Samuelsen looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Samuelsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Samuelsen avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Samuelsen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Samuelsen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Samuelsen tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Samuelsen is having none of it.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samuelsen.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Samuelsen has a good base and remains in mount.
Samuelsen with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samuelsen.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Samuelsen with good strikes from the mount here!
Samuelsen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Samuelsen lands a heavy elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samuelsen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Samuelsen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Samuelsen has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
BOOM! Samuelsen connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Samuelsen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Samuelsen punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Samuelsen lands a nice shot to the head.
Samuelsen unloading with bombs!
Samuelsen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Samuelsen cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen working Silva over with strikes here.
Samuelsen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Samuelsen with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Samuelsen scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Samuelsen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Samuelsen breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Samuelsen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Samuelsen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva wants to control but Samuelsen is having none of it.
Samuelsen lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Samuelsen.
Samuelsen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Ronny Samuelsen dominated that round.
That's time! Samuelsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Samuelsen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Samuelsen avoids a punch combination nicely.

Samuelsen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samuelsen winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to hold on to Samuelsen's head to control him but Samuelsen postures up.
Samuelsen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samuelsen.
Samuelsen moves nicely into side control.

Samuelsen looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Samuelsen lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Samuelsen advances to full mount.
Samuelsen with good strikes from the mount here!
Samuelsen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Samuelsen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Samuelsen with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

Samuelsen looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Samuelsen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control but Samuelsen is having none of it.
Samuelsen with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Samuelsen unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Samuelsen.
Samuelsen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Samuelsen thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Samuelsen landing shots from mount.

Samuelsen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Samuelsen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Samuelsen's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Samuelsen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Samuelsen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Samuelsen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Samuelsen works his foot free and advances to mount.
Samuelsen lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Samuelsen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Samuelsen with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Samuelsen working Silva over with strikes here.
Samuelsen lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen lands a heavy elbow.
Silva tries to hold on but Samuelsen postures up.
Samuelsen lands with some strikes.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Samuelsen thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Samuelsen jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Samuelsen thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Rex Ronny Samuelsen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to control Samuelsen's posture but Samuelsen avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rex Ronny Samuelsen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva throws a head kick but Samuelsen moves out of range.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Samuelsen thows a big elbow that misses.
Samuelsen looking to pass the guard.
Samuelsen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Samuelsen throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Samuelsen's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Samuelsen working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuelsen is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Samuelsen keeps moving.

Samuelsen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Samuelsen thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Samuelsen keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Samuelsen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Samuelsen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Samuelsen tries to pass.
Samuelsen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Samuelsen.
Samuelsen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Samuelsen.
Samuelsen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Samuelsen is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Samuelsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Samuelsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samuelsen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.

Samuelsen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Samuelsen is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Samuelsen seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Samuelsen gets back to half guard.
Samuelsen is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva wants to stand up but Samuelsen has a hold of him and won't allow it.

Samuelsen is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Samuelsen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Samuelsen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Samuelsen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuelsen manages to get to full guard.

Samuelsen had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Samuelsen Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.

Samuelsen looking for the RNC.
Silva wants to escape the position.
The referee is taking a good look at Silva as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Samuelsen!
Samuelsen missing with strikes from the back.
Nuno Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Samuelsen.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Ronny Samuelsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Samuelsen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Ronny Samuelsen!