PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yoshito Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josoe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josoe Silva has chosen Dmx...Aint no sunshine as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshito Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Josoe Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Josoe Silva wants to clinch up but Yoshito Silva keeps it at a distance.
Josoe Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoshito Silva.
Josoe Silva tries to clinch up.
Josoe Silva tries to clinch but Yoshito Silva is having none of it.
Josoe Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Josoe Silva tries to clinch up.
A bone on bone clash there as Yoshito Silva blocks the leg kick.
Josoe Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoshito Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Josoe Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yoshito Silva moves away from the strike by Josoe Silva.

Yoshito Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yoshito Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Yoshito Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Josoe Silva throws out a leg kick but Yoshito Silva moves out of range and Josoe Silva only half commits.
Josoe Silva tries to work over Yoshito Silva's front leg with a kick but Yoshito Silva checks it.
A head kick misses from Josoe Silva.
Yoshito Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Josoe Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Josoe Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Yoshito Silva.
Josoe Silva tries to clinch up but Yoshito Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Josoe Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshito Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Josoe Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Josoe Silva throws a combination that misses

and Yoshito Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Josoe Silva!
Yoshito Silva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Josoe Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Josoe Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Yoshito Silva tries for a kimura but Josoe Silva is defending well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yoshito Silva gets to mount! Josoe Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Josoe Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Yoshito Silva controlling his opponent.
Yoshito Silva misses with a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva throwing strikes here but Josoe Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Josoe Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Yoshito Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Yoshito Silva has hold of Josoe Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Josoe Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Josoe Silva can't escape the position.

Yoshito Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Josoe Silva is in no mood to give up.
Josoe Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

Yoshito Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Josoe Silva is on top in guard.
Josoe Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yoshito Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Josoe Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Yoshito Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Josoe Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Yoshito Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Josoe Silva trying to control but Yoshito Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Yoshito Silva looks to land a combination but Josoe Silva avoids it well.
Josoe Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yoshito Silva.
Josoe Silva misses with a straight left.
Josoe Silva throws a lazy right hand but Yoshito Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Yoshito Silva checks a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Josoe Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Josoe Silva misses with a double jab.
Josoe Silva throws a hook to the side of Yoshito Silva's head but Yoshito Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Josoe Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Josoe Silva wants to clinch but Yoshito Silva slips to the side

and Yoshito Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Josoe Silva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Josoe Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yoshito Silva has a closed guard, preventing Josoe Silva from standing up.
Yoshito Silva keeping full guard, as Josoe Silva tries to pass.
Josoe Silva postures up.
Yoshito Silva keeping moving, preventing Josoe Silva from controlling successfully.
Yoshito Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Josoe Silva misses with a straight left.
Yoshito Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Josoe Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Josoe Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yoshito Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josoe Silva is looking to chop away at Yoshito Silva's legs.

Josoe Silva gets caught napping as Yoshito Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Josoe Silva manages to retain guard.
Yoshito Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Josoe Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yoshito Silva defends it easily.
Josoe Silva working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva throws a strike but Josoe Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Yoshito Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Josoe Silva's guard.
Yoshito Silva is standing up over Josoe Silva. Josoe Silva looks to escape but Yoshito Silva dives into side control.
Josoe Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Yoshito Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
Josoe Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoshito Silva controlling from the full mount.
Josoe Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josoe Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Yoshito Silva trying to control the action but Josoe Silva is working from the bottom.
Yoshito Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yoshito Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Josoe Silva trying to get back to full guard but Yoshito Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
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!

Yoshito Silva goes for an armbar but Josoe Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Josoe Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Josoe Silva trying to control but Yoshito Silva is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Yoshito Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.

Josoe Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Josoe Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Yoshito Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Josoe Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Josoe Silva trying to control but Yoshito Silva postures up.
Josoe Silva is looking to escape.

Yoshito Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Josoe Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Josoe Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Josoe Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva pushes down on Josoe Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Yoshito Silva is working for a submission of some sort.

Josoe Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Josoe Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Josoe Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Josoe Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Yoshito Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Yoshito Silva's back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva trying to control the hands but Josoe Silva won't let him.
Yoshito Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Josoe Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but Yoshito Silva pushed the leg off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Josoe Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Yoshito Silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

Yoshito Silva defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Josoe Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshito Silva trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Yoshito Silva turns into Josoe Silva and is now in his guard.

Yoshito Silva stands up and waves to Josoe Silva to follow him.
Josoe Silva wants to slow Yoshito Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Josoe Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yoshito Silva's sensitive parts.
Josoe Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Yoshito Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Josoe Silva won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Josoe Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yoshito Silva working away.
Yoshito Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Josoe Silva tries to buck Yoshito Silva off but Yoshito Silva is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Josoe Silva tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Yoshito Silva easily slips into full mount!
Josoe Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Yoshito Silva content just to control the position here.
Josoe Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

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 Yoshito Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Yoshito 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27

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