PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshi Nagamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Toshi Nagamura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Silva
vs
Nagamura

161 cm
18
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

179 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Toshi Nagamura!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Nagamura.
Nagamura dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Nagamura attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Nagamura finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Nagamura's half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nagamura's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nagamura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva working over Nagamura with some ground and pound. Nagamura looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Nagamura keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Nagamura's hands, connecting with Nagamura's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nagamura defending well though.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nagamura's head.
Silva wants to take a breather but Nagamura is having none of it.
Nagamura looks gassed!
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Nagamura is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nagamura is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nagamura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nagamura on the ground.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Nagamura but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nagamura?
Silva tries to control but Nagamura wriggling away.
Nagamura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Nagamura is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Nagamura?
Nagamura is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nagamura slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nagamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Nagamura defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Nagamura is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Nagamura's guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Nagamura is keeping the position.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nagamura works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Diego Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nagamura is breathing heavily.
Silva is working Nagamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is working Nagamura over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Nagamura is keeping the position.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Nagamura has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Nagamura can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva working Nagamura over with strikes.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva is keen to just control but Nagamura is a slippery customer.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is keen to just control but Nagamura is a slippery customer.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagamura is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nagamura taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nagamura's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Nagamura defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Diego Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nagamura as he jumps to the side.
Nagamura throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nagamura takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nagamura on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva wants to control but Nagamura is keeping him busy.
Nagamura is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is nestled in close to Nagamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is nestled in close to Nagamura, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Ground and pound from Silva.

Nagamura is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Nagamura's temple.
Nagamura is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Nagamura taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Nagamura from standing back up.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nagamura seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working Nagamura over with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Diego Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:24
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:24
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Silva!