PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Hurtado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Hurtado

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

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, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rodrigo Hurtado!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hurtado displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Hurtado wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Hurtado tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hurtado has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hurtado and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rodrigo Hurtado seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hurtado wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hurtado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Hurtado instigates a clinch.
Hurtado working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Hurtado stalling the fight.

Hurtado breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hurtado looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hurtado tries to clinch up

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hurtado is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hurtado doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Hurtado!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Hurtado wants to get back to his feet.
Hurtado really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hurtado wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hurtado is looking to escape.
Hurtado really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Hurtado blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hurtado avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva trying to control but Hurtado is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurtado.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hurtado looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Hurtado takes advantage and regains half guard.
Silva prevents Hurtado from standing back up.
Silva trying to control from Hurtado's half guard. Hurtado has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurtado avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control but Hurtado is working from the bottom.
Hurtado is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Hurtado gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Eduardo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Hurtado 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.
Silva misses the body punch

and Hurtado counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hurtado throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Hurtado holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Hurtado has him pressed against the cage.
Hurtado landing knees to the head.

It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hurtado pulls his leg out and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hurtado circles away.

Hurtado rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hurtado.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Hurtado controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hurtado as Silva tries to tie him up.
Hurtado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hurtado scores with a knee to the head.

Hurtado escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hurtado shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Hurtado's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hurtado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hurtado 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 crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hurtado gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hurtado crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Hurtado lands a knee to the body.
Hurtado fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Hurtado showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eduardo Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hurtado tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Hurtado won't be happy with that.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hurtado prevents Silva from improving position.

Silva stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Hurtado sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hurtado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Eduardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Hurtado rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hurtado with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hurtado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hurtado is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eduardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Hurtado breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hurtado shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurtado is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Hurtado closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Hurtado.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hurtado tries to clinch up.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Hurtado clinches up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Hurtado throws knees to the body.
Hurtado stops a takedown attempt from Silva.

Hurtado's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

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

Hurtado darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Hurtado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hurtado with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hurtado tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Hurtado lands a knee to the body.
Hurtado lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Hurtado lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hurtado connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Hurtado scores with a knee to the head.
Hurtado scores a nice knee to the body.

Hurtado pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hurtado moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Hurtado moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Hurtado.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hurtado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurtado tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hurtado defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hurtado tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hurtado is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a head kick but Hurtado moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Hurtado comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hurtado has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Hurtado!