PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thikata Pazaruma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Pazaruma

178 cm
21
225 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

181 cm
20
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thikata Pazaruma!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pazaruma scores a takedown into full mount!
Pazaruma controlling his opponent.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Pazaruma.
Silva wants to hold on but Pazaruma pushes him away.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pazaruma throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Pazaruma avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Pazaruma with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva tries to lock up and control but Pazaruma gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pazaruma in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pazaruma throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Pazaruma drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stand.

Pazaruma is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Silva as he works his way to full guard.
Silva has his hands on Pazaruma's head, controlling the position.
Pazaruma trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Pazaruma trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pazaruma trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pazaruma postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pazaruma postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva trying to control the position.
Pazaruma distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva is trying to keep Pazaruma in close.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pazaruma accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pazaruma cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Pazaruma passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pazaruma is working away from the top position though.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Pazaruma wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Pazaruma sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Pazaruma prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Pazaruma trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
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!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pazaruma throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Pazaruma is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Pazaruma tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pazaruma manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thikata Pazaruma dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pazaruma.

Pazaruma gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pazaruma keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Pazaruma looking to control.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Pazaruma is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Pazaruma trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Pazaruma has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pazaruma wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pazaruma is on top in guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva pulls Pazaruma in close to his closed guard and prevents Pazaruma from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma preventing the sweep.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Robson Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Pazaruma sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pazaruma connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pazaruma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pazaruma wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pazaruma dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Pazaruma's head and hops out.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pazaruma pinned against the cage. Pazaruma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pazaruma jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is thwarting Pazaruma's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Pazaruma keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva with the ground and pound but Pazaruma uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Silva throws a strike but Pazaruma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Pazaruma from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to control the position.
Pazaruma throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva is working Pazaruma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Pazaruma dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Pazaruma's head and hops out.
Silva shoots in but Pazaruma avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Pazaruma saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Pazaruma is trying to control but can't.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva unloading with bombs!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Pazaruma is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pazaruma is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva dominating with strikes here.

Pazaruma is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pazaruma is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Pazaruma is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Pazaruma covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
Robson Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY, into his post fight interview.