PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Patrick Silver has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Patrick Silver seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Silver
vs
Silva

170 cm
22
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
19
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Patricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets a double leg takedown into Silver's guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
Silvais looking to pass into half guard but Silver pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silver is in guard.
Silver seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Silver.

Silver gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Silver has moved into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silver in particular looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silver trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silver 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.

Patrick Silver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Silver gets the takedown into side control.
Silver controls the position from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Silver just wasn't active enough.
Silva tries for a takedown but Silver circles away easily

and Silver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Silver dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Silver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Silver has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silver is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is not content to let Silver control the position.

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.

We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Silver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Silver scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silver dives on top into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Silver from controlling successfully.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Silver just wasn't active enough.

Silver drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silver staying calm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Silver dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silver gets the takedown into side control.
Silver staying calm.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Patrick Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Silver's back. He's all about the action.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Silver.
Silva misses with a takedown

so Silver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silver slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Silver just wasn't active enough.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Silver counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silver controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Silver to get to half guard.
Patrick Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Patricio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Silver.

Silva gets caught napping as Silver dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Silver!