PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gaby Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fabiano Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Castro
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaby Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabiano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to move into range but Castro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Castro works the jab nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Castro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Castro gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Castro has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Silva controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.

Castro is rocked!

It looks like Gaby Castro has been cut.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Castro is looking to escape.

Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Castro has worked his arm free - good work by Castro!

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silva trying to control the action but Castro is working from the bottom.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Castro is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.
Castro takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castro keeps working.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Castro has escaped the position, nice work there.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castro is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fabiano Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaby Castro's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva slips a straight right by Castro.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Castro sprawls well.
A left lands for Castro.
Castro connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Castro throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Castro goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Castro stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Castro which made him look bad.
Gaby Castro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabiano Silva.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Castro.
Castro dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castro thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Castro scores with a jab.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Castro.
Silva tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Castro shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Castro digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Castro lands a lovely overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva rushes Castro and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Castro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Castro manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Castro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Castro lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Castro taking a breather.
Silva tries to pull guard but Castro holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva drags the fight down to the ground.

Silva looking for a triangle here. Castro is fighting it but it looks tight! Silva pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Castro is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Fabiano Silva!
An out of breath Fabiano Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.