PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rampage Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Mendez

182 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

184 cm
22
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rampage Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moy Mendez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Mendez turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Mendez asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Mendez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mendez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Mendez working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez wants to stand but Silva has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendez wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Silva working for a submission but Mendez is keeping him at bay.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Mendez is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to take his opponent's back.
Mendez tries to control Silva's body but Silva pushes him off. Mendez squirms to his side and now Silva has his back!
Mendez is keeping busy.
Silva is punishing Mendez with strikes - can he finish him?!
Silva is trying to stick to Mendez's back but Mendez is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Mendez.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mendez is one step ahead there.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mendez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mendez defends easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mendez preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silva pushes Mendez up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mendez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Mendez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva slips a jab from Mendez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mendez misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mendez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mendez isn't going anywhere.
Mendez is not content to let Silva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rampage Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mendez tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mendez to the ground. Mendez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Mendez is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mendez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Mendez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mendez is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Mendez is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Mendez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is not content to let Silva control the position.
Mendez is trying to control but can't.
Silva is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
Mendez trying to control from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mendez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Mendez's guard.

Mendez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Mendez.
Mendez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mendez is on top in guard.
Mendez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mendez trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mendez postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mendez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

Mendez is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moy Mendez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Mendez moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Mendez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Mendez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mendez.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mendez wants a takedown but no success here.
Rampage Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moy Mendez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mendez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mendez is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mendez wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Mendez won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Mendez is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mendez avoid being mounted?
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Mendez defends it.
Silva wants to stand but Mendez has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throwing shots but Mendez is blocking nicely.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Mendez is working away.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva wants to clinch but Mendez slips to the side

and Mendez decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Mendez wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Mendez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mendez wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Mendez has moved into half guard.

Mendez is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Silva is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Moy Mendez!