PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Buda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorenzo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Buda
vs
Da Silva

190 cm
21
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Buda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lorenzo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Buda circles away.

Buda shoots in and bounces Da Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Buda content to stall in guard here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fabio Buda just wasn't active enough.
Da Silva moves to clinch but Buda breaks away

and Buda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buda slips nicely into half guard.
Buda passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Da Silva!
Buda controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Buda controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Buda scoring with strikes but Da Silva is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Buda controlling from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Fabio Buda has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buda.

Buda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Buda throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Da Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Buda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Buda sitting in guard here, content to control.
Buda stands up over Da Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Buda slips nicely into half guard.
Da Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Buda.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Buda gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Da Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

so Buda counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fabio Buda overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Buda passes into half guard.
Da Silva pushes Buda off looking to stand but Buda dives back in and keeps control.
Buda controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buda lands with a punch from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Buda lands a nice short elbow.

Buda stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Da Silva to get to his feet.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Buda has taken the fight to the clinch.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Buda blocks it.
Da Silva tries a knee to the head but Buda blocks it.
Buda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Buda is trying to force a seperation but Da Silva has the dominant position.
Buda tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.

Buda shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Buda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Da Silva's guard.
Buda stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Buda works his way into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabio Buda dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Buda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Buda moves out of range.

Buda drives through with a takedown into Da Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Buda sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Buda decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Buda circles away from the clinch attempt

and Buda counters with a takedown into side control.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buda taking a breather here.
Buda has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Buda connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Buda controlling from the full mount.
Buda has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to stand up.
Buda connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Buda looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Fabio Buda wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Buda is looking to clinch but Da Silva is avoiding it.
Da Silva tries to clinch up

and Buda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Buda slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fabio Buda just wasn't active enough.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Buda moves away

and Buda counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Buda sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Da Silva's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fabio Buda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Buda, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabio Buda!