PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alfons Dentka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodrigo Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dentka
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alfons Dentka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dentka lands a head kick!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dentka circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Dentka tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dentka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Dentka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dentka to the mat. Dentka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Dentka looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Dentka controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Dentka wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva passes Dentka's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Dentka wants to get back to his feet.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva working over Dentka with some ground and pound. Dentka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Dentka tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Dentka. Dentka gets slowly back to his feet.
Dentka is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to clinch up but Dentka keeps it at a distance.
Dentka keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rodrigo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Dentka wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfons Dentka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

It looks like Alfons Dentka has been cut.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dentka backwards.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands an elbow just above Dentka 's eye.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dentka takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dentka jumps guard but Silva stands there with Dentka around his waist. Dentka gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dentka's defenses.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an elbow just above Dentka 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow.

Dentka is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silva is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Dentka to the mat. Dentka regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dentka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Dentka is having none of it.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Dentka backwards.
A short right from Silva.
Dentka takes an elbow to the forehead.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Dentka has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silva pushes Dentka off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dentka pushes him off.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dentka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dentka throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dentka wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alfons Dentka's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva darts in and clinches Dentka up against the cage.
Dentka tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dentka takes a shot to the head.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Dentka working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodrigo Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dentka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rodrigo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dentka fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dentka circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dentka pushes him off.
Alfons Dentka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Dentka pushes him off.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Silva is trying to trip Dentka. He has hold of a leg but Dentka is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva distracts Dentka with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Silva stands up and waves to Dentka to follow him.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dentka.
Silva is looking to clinch but Dentka is avoiding it.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Dentka tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Dentka drops back down to his feet.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silva wants the takedown. Dentka is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dentka's guard against the cage.
Dentka keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Dentka throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Silva stands up and waves to Dentka to follow him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Dentka.
Silva tries to clinch up but Dentka circles away and keeps his distance.
Dentka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dentka.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfons Dentka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dentka looking for a takedown.
Dentka takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dentka blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four 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.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Dentka is blocking nicely.
Dentka misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dentka.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Dentka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dentka takes an elbow to the temple.
Dentka has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Silva wants the takedown. Dentka is fighting it off but Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Dentka's guard against the cage.
Dentka tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Dentka looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alfons Dentka's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dentka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Dentka tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dentka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva leaves Dentka with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dentka closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Dentka pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Dentka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Dentka moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dentka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dentka misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alfons Dentka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Dentka circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Dentka back into the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Dentka shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dentka's face.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dentka is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dentka is looking for a sweep.
Silva slows the pace down.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva working away.
Silva grinds an elbow into Dentka's temple.
Silva controls the position.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.

Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Dentka looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Dentka is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Dentka can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Silva!