PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cane Ryo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogerio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cane Ryo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Ryo
vs
Silva

210 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
169 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cane Ryo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rogerio Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ryo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryo is aware though and is defending well.
Ryo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ryo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva trying to control the position.
Ryo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ryo controls the pace.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ryo is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Ryo preventing the sweep.
Ryo pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Ryo tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Ryo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Ryo wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.

Ryo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ryo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ryo is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ryo moves nicely into side control.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva is trying to escape the position but Ryo is controlling the position.
Ryo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Ryo controls the position.
Ryo tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
Ryo happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Ryo with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Cane Ryo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ryo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Ryo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Ryo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva stuns Ryo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cane Ryo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Ryo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Ryo is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Ryo has control of the leg.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ryo tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryo stops Silva from standing up.
Ryo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Ryo seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cane Ryo just wasn't active enough.
Silva connects with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ryo.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ryo avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a push kick but Ryo slaps the foot to one side.

Ryo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ryo is stalling in the full guard.
Ryo stops Silva from standing up.
Ryo will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ryo connects with a couple of short punches.
Ryo chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ryo from controlling successfully.
Ryo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cane Ryo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ryo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

Ryo moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ryo is controlling him.

Ryo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Ryo's head back.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Ryo.

Ryo pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Ryo jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ryo keeps moving.
Ryo wants to get back to his feet but Silva passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ryo desperately trying to maintain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cane Ryo dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

No luck with that takedown attempt from Ryo.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cane Ryo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ryo takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.

Ryo fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Ryo is now in Silva's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Ryo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Ryo is proving a slippery customer.
Ryo seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Ryo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ryo with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Ryo controlling from the full mount.
Ryo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Ryo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cane Ryo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Ryo tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ryo stalling.
Ryo trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Cane Ryo wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ryo.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ryo on the side of the head.
Rogerio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Ryo moves his leg out of the way.
Ryo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cane Ryo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ryo, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cane Ryo!