PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Everlez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Everlez has chosen Hotel California - The Eagels as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

da Silva
vs
Everlez

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gabriel da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Everlez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Everlez counters with a shoot takedown. da Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Everlez advances to half guard.
It looks like Everlez is going to stand back up.

Everlez seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Everlez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but da Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Everlez passes to side control.
da Silva is trying to improve his position.
Everlez trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Everlez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everlez misses with the ground and pound.

Everlez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, da Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Everlez wants to control for a moment but da Silva uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Everlez is looking to take a break and control but da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Everlez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Everlez on the ground.

Everlez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Everlez trying to control the action but da Silva is working from the bottom.
Everlez tries to pass to full mount but da Silva defends it.
da Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Everlez is trying to control. da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Everlez is sneakily working for an arm triangle but da Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Everlez is keen to just control but da Silva is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Everlez prevents da Silva from standing back up.

Everlez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Everlez is keen to just control but da Silva is a slippery customer.
da Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Everlez wants to pass to mount but da Silva is defending the position.

Everlez decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Everlez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
da Silva stalling in the clinch but Everlez improves position.
Good body shot from da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Everlez goes for a takedown attempt but da Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Everlez looks to land a combination but da Silva avoids it well.

Everlez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Everlez keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
da Silva pushes down on Everlez's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Still in half guard, da Silva seems content to control.
da Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Everlez holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Everlez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

da Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Everlez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Everlez wants to control but da Silva is keeping busy.
Everlez wants to get back to full guard.
Everlez is trying to control but can't.
da Silva is keen to just control but Everlez is a slippery customer.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Carlos Everlez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
da Silva wants to clinch up but Everlez keeps it at a distance.
da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Everlez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
da Silva slips a jab and a cross from Everlez.

da Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Everlez's guard.
Everlez wants to sweep here but da Silva controlling him for the moment.
Everlez is breathing heavily.
da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Everlez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel da Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Everlez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. da Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
da Silva wants to stand up but Everlez is controlling him.
da Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva pulls Everlez in to control the position.
Everlez landing some decent shots from guard.
Everlez is looking to stand up but da Silva won't let him.
Everlez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. da Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Everlez trying to control but da Silva is working from the bottom.
da Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Everlez is one step ahead there.
Everlez trying to control the position from guard on top but da Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
da Silva closes the distance but Everlez moves to the side
and Everlez counters with a two punch combo.

Everlez gets caught flat footed, as da Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
da Silva postures up in Everlez's guard and throws a big left but Everlez blocks it.
Everlez tries to strike from the bottom.
Everlez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
da Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Everlez trying to keep a closed guard but da Silva is proving a slippery customer.
da Silva tries to stand but Everlez is controlling from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

da Silva gets to his feet - Everlez follows without any prompting.

da Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Everlez wants to control but da Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
da Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Everlez keeps working.
da Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel da Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Everlez shoots for a takedown but da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Everlez tries to sprawl but da Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Everlez missing with punches from the bottom.
da Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabriel da Silva dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Everlez throws a right and a left that both miss.
da Silva closes the distance but Everlez moves to the side
and Everlez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Everlez with a lazy takedown attempt

and da Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Everlez's guard now.
Gabriel da Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
da Silva controlling from the top position.
da Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
da Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gabriel da Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sloppy strikes from Everlez. Those never looked like landing.

Everlez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows da Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Everlez is pulling down on da Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from da Silva, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Everlez keeping moving, preventing da Silva from controlling successfully.
da Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Gabriel da Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

da Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Everlez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Everlez tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but da Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
da Silva happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Everlez is looking to reverse the position.

da Silva stands up and beckons Everlez to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Everlez.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Everlez enables da Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Everlez manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

da Silva gets to his feet - Everlez follows without any prompting.
Everlez keeps the fight on the outside.

Everlez gets a double leg takedown into da Silva's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
da Silva has control of Everlez's left arm, preventing Everlez from doing any damage.
Everlez looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Everlez wants to stand but da Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Everlezis looking to pass into half guard but da Silva pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now da Silva is in guard.
da Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
da Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Everlez.

da Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Everlez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
da Silva cracks Everlez with a right hand to the side of the head.

da Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Everlez's half guard.
Well, if da Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
da Silva'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.

da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Everlez tries to get to full guard but da Silva has control of the leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
da Silva blocks the strikes from Everlez.
Everlez manages to get to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel da Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well da Silva 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel da Silva!