PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Souza

177 cm
23
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

150 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glen Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Souza misses the target.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva stalks Souza and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Souza's face. Souza staggers backwards, shaken.
Souza throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Souza misses the jab.
Souza looks gassed!
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Souza pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Souza follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Souza throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A big right from Souza misses.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice combination there by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva tries to bum rush Souza with a series of wild strikes but Souza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Souza looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Souza cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Souza misses with a straight right.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Nice cross by Souza.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Souza looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Souza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Souza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Some wild striking there from Souza.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a double jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glen Silva dominated that 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.

Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Glen Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Souza misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Souza misses with a low kick.
Silva blocks a jab.
Souza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Souza.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Souza eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva blocks a jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Silva throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Souza looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Silva misses with the combination.
Souza lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Glen Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Souza throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza moves out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Souza misses with a wild body shot.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Souza throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Souza misses with a few strikes there.
Souza dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with the combination.
A combination from Souza does no damage.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Souza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Souza slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza lands a jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Souza.
Souza throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Souza throws out the jab.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Souza misses.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Souza misses with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Souza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Souza.
Souza is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Souza has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Souza throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souza circles away quickly and effectively.
Souza misses with a wild combination.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Glen Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Souza misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Souza will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Souza misses with an uppercut.
Souza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Souza misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva looks to land a combination. Souza sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Souza back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Souza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Souza ducks under and follows up with a left that Souza also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Souza.
Silva looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Souza. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Souza.
Souza throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva slips under a jab from Souza.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Souza scores with a nice head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Souza.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the cage.
Souza throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Souza. Those never looked like landing.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the cage.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Souza swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Souza.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Souza backs up against the cage.
Souza fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Souza fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Souza swinging wildly here.
Souza throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Souza misses the jab.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Souza throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Souza avoids them all with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Souza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Souza throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ricardo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glen Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva looks to land a combination but Souza avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Souza.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glen Silva.
Well 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glen Silva!