PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Silva
vs
Aldo

208 cm
26
308 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
289 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Junior Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Aldo was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva passes Aldo's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Aldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back.
Silva controlling the action here.

Aldo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to get back to full guard.
Silva throwing shots but Aldo is blocking nicely.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Aldo. Aldo gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Aldo's half guard.
Aldo is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Igor Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Aldo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Aldo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Aldo is defending well.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva working Aldo over with strikes.
Silva controlling the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Igor Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Aldo.
Igor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Aldo.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aldo's guard.
Silva postures up in Aldo's guard and throws a big left but Aldo blocks it.
Aldo is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva in side control, throwing shots but Aldo defends.
Silva gets to mount! Aldo was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

Aldo has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Aldo for as long as he can get away with.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aldo trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Aldo!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva throwing strikes here but Aldo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Aldo bucks and avoids them well.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva punching from mount but Aldo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Aldo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Silva.
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Aldo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aldo throws a shot to the body.
Aldo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva thows a huge punch but Aldo dodges it nicely.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Aldo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Aldo.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Silva just wasn't active enough.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Igor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Aldo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aldo is breathing heavily.

Aldo tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Aldo looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva is controlling the pace.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva trying to control the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Aldo is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in but Aldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Silva rushes Aldo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Aldo drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Aldo's takedown attempt.
Aldo is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Igor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Aldo.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Igor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Aldo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Silva just wasn't active enough.
Aldo misses with a few strikes there.
Aldo shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aldo!
Silva taking a breather here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva advances to mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Junior Aldo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aldo can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo wants to get back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Silva just wasn't active enough.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Aldo is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva not doing much here.
Igor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27

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