PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sergio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pauly D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Silva
vs
D

178 cm
26
160 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

178 cm
26
158 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pauly D!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by D.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch up
and D counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses with a double jab.
D takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. D moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from D.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sergio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and D counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and D counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a body shot.
D tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but D pushes him off.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
D lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
D lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
D scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
D swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning D up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for D.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but D has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but D has him pressed against the cage.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning D up against the cage.
Silva digs a right hand underneath D's ribcage. D let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
D connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
D lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to circle away but D has him pinned against the cage.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by D.
Silva is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva tries a body shot but D blocks it.
D throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva pushes D back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but D improves position.
D struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
D misses with a punch to the body.
D is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but D won't allow it.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but D has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
D keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
D lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
D utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but D gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
D keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
D digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for D.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
D lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
D blocks a body shot from Silva.
D throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
D lands a shoulder strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sergio Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
Silva swings for the body but D moves out of range.
D misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
D tries to clinch up.
D ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by D.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and D cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva moves to clinch but D breaks away
and D counters with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to clinch there but D circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
D misses the jab.
D is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from D 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.
D throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by D.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but D is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
D steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
D scores with a jab to the body.
D is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Pauly D seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab
enabling D to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but D swats him away and circles back towards the center.
D misses with a body punch
and D takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
D walks into a left hand.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
D misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for D. That snapped Silva's head back.
D punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but D paws at him with a jab and circles away.
D throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Sergio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
D tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
D doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
D throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but D moves away.
D blocks a jab.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and D counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
D tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
D uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.

D moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva prevents a body shot from D.
D tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva blocking some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
D softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from D - that landed with a thud.
Silva tries a body shot but D blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pauly D showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

D throws a right and a left that both miss.
D steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and D counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
A looping hook to the body misses from D. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
D throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
D blocks a jab.
D tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice straight punches there by D. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of D.
Silva tries to clinch but D is having none of it.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and D counters with a straight right hand.
D uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to clinch
and D counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
D looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
D dodges the punch combination from Silva.
D fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva looks to land a right hand but D moved out of range.
D swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from D misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
D lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and D counters with a body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by D.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from D - that will leave a mark!
D is looking to clinch.

D has managed to clinch.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as D controls the action.
D lands a body punch.
D lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, D creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva stalling in the clinch but D improves position.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
D is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva stalling.
D lands a shoulder strike.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to stall.
D lands a shot to the body.
D working Silva over with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by D.
D lands a right hand.
D lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short uppercut from D.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
D gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
D blocks a punch to the side of the head.
D lands a body shot.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but D is keeping busy.
Maybe Silva would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by D.
D swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pauly D seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva tries to work over D's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
D lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pauly D comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well D has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pauly D!