PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorik Vartanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Vartanov

196 cm
23
245 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

190 cm
32
258 lbs
11 - 20 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorik Vartanov!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vartanov tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Vartanov clinches.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vartanov pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva with a hook.
Vartanov 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.
Renato Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Vartanov moves into the clinch successfully.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vartanov is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Vartanov decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vartanov.

It looks like Renato Silva has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vartanov swinging wildly here.
Vartanov swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vartanov.
Vartanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vartanov clinches.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Vartanov.
Vartanov lands a body shot in the clinch.

Vartanov jumps guard.
Silva trying to control but Vartanov is working from the bottom.

Vartanov pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Vartanov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vartanov moves into the clinch.
Vartanov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vartanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva is trying to drag Vartanov to the mat but Vartanov just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Vartanov has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Vartanov stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Vartanov counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Vartanov misses with the combination.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Vartanov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Vartanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanov lands a right hook to the body.

Vartanov has managed to clinch.

Vartanov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

Vartanov stands up from Silva's guard - Vartanov perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice body punch from Vartanov.
Vartanov tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Vartanov has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Vartanov jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva won't allow Vartanov to get back to his feet.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Vartanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva prevents Vartanov from getting back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva stays in close to Vartanov's body and controls the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Renato Silva just wasn't active enough.
Some wild striking there from Vartanov.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Vartanov looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorik Vartanov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vartanov misses with a wild combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vartanov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vartanov is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva tries to move to mount but Vartanov blocks the move with his legs.

Vartanov throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Vartanov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Vartanov swinging wildly here.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vartanov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vartanov tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Vartanov closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vartanov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Vartanov counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Vartanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Vartanov. Vartanov maintains the clinch.

Vartanov pulls Silva into guard.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vartanov on the ground.
Silva prevents Vartanov from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vartanov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jorik Vartanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva won't allow Vartanov to get back to his feet.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Vartanov is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Vartanov is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanov keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Vartanov is trying to stall.
Silva is working for takedown but Vartanov is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vartanov prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vartanov pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Vartanov drags the fight down to the ground.

Vartanov has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vartanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vartanov is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Vartanov clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Vartanov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Vartanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Vartanov moves into the clinch successfully.
Vartanov lands a nice shot to the body.

Vartanov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vartanov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vartanov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Vartanov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Renato Silva's cut is getting worse.
Jorik Vartanov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vartanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Vartanov is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vartanov lands a slapping body shot.
Vartanov throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Vartanov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorik Vartanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Renato Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Vartanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Vartanov.

Vartanov clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.

Vartanov drags the fight down to the ground.
Vartanov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Vartanov wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

Vartanov has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vartanov has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Vartanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Vartanov is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Vartanov manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Vartanov is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva looking to control but Vartanov passes into half guard.

Vartanov escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vartanov is looking to clinch.
Renato Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vartanov moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Vartanov shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vartanov throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.

Vartanov closes the distance and clinches.

Vartanov pulls guard successfully.
Vartanov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vartanov is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vartanov can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva prevents Vartanov from standing back up.

Vartanov kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Vartanov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vartanov. That's going to slow Silva down.

Vartanov pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Vartanov manages to break the clinch.

Vartanov clinches up against the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jorik Vartanov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Vartanov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renato Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vartanov misses with a body kick.
Vartanov moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Vartanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vartanov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Jorik Vartanov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A punch combination from Vartanov misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vartanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Renato Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vartanov is looking to clinch.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorik Vartanov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vartanov has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorik Vartanov!