PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerard Mousasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Nelly - Here comes the boom. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Mousasi

180 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

186 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown 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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Louis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gerard Mousasi!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Mousasi circles away.

Mousasi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Mousasi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva working a defensive guard but Mousasi passes into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Mousasi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mousasi stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Mousasi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Mousasi.
Mousasi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mousasi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mousasi misses with a body punch

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mousasi's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva throws a strike but Mousasi rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mousasi is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mousasi from controlling successfully.

Mousasi stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Mousasi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mousasi pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Mousasi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mousasi in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Mousasi slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mousasi.

Mousasi stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Mousasi misses with a few strikes there.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Mousasi counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mousasi sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mousasi passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

Mousasi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mousasi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mousasi.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Mousasi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Mousasi controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Mousasi has a good base and remains in mount.
Mousasi controlling the pace for now.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Mousasi cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mousasi controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Mousasi 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 misses with a takedown

and Mousasi decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mousasi controls the pace.

Mousasi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Louis Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Mousasi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mousasi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Mousasi gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mousasi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gerard Mousasi has got the better of the ground game so far.

Mousasi is looking for a kimura here.
Mousasi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mousasi stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Mousasi working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mousasi 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 tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mousasi controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi raining down hammerfists from mount.

Mousasi is standing up, even though he is in mount.

Mousasi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Mousasi content to stall in guard here.

Mousasi gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.

Mousasi feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Mousasi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mousasi stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

Mousasi decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Mousasi gets a clinch.

Mousasi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Mousasi manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Mousasi throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerard Mousasi 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva blocks a head kick by Mousasi.
Silva tries for a takedown but Mousasi circles away easily

so Mousasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mousasi's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mousasi advances position into side control!

Mousasi decides to stand back up. Mousasi steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

so Mousasi counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Mousasi stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Mousasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mousasi stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Mousasi's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousasi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva looking for a sweep but Mousasi has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mousasi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mousasi lands a heavy elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Mousasi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mousasi raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Mousasi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Mousasi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Mousasi scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Mousasi breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mousasi controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousasi with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Mousasi looking to finish with strikes here!
Mousasi looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Mousasi has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Louis Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gerard Mousasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Mousasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mousasi 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Mousasi!