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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Armando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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168 cm
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector Armando! 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, Julian Silva! The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Seu Braga and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Armando, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Armando against the cage but Armando circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Armando defends it nicely. Hector Armando has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Silva. Armando swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Armando fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Armando throws a shot to the body.
Armando's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye. Armando forces Silva back against the cage and clinches. Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Armando up against the cage. Armando escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride. A nice combination there by Armando.
This has been an exciting period of action! Armando displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva. Armando closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Armando prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control. Armando tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage. Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Armando down.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armando keeps working. Armando tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position. Armando is not in a great position here, taking some shots. Armando is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee tells the fighters to keep busy. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount. Armando tries to get back to half guard but can't. Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armando hang on? The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Silva with a couple of short strikes. Armando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground. Silva landing strikes, looking to finish! Armando blocking the ground and pound. Armando is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish! Silva cracks Armando with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head. Silva controlling his opponent. Silva dominating with strikes here. Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Silva with the ground and pound from mount. Silva tries to control but Armando wriggling away. Silva dominating with strikes here. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva dominating with strikes here. Silva has hold of Armando's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Armando manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Armando is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Silva raining down shots from the mount! Silva with a couple of short strikes. Silva looking to control but Armando is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. The referee warns Armando that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Silva landing punches. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Silva dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Armando tries to land a sweep but no joy. Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Armando swivels though and keeps the full guard. Silva working some strikes from top position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Silva is pushing down on Armando's leg trying to pass to half guard. Armando is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through. Silva moves nicely into side control. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. Armando can't do much from the bottom here. Silva is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Armando's shoulder. That is not cool. Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Silva trying to control the position but Armando is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva advances nicely into full mount. Armando is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea. Silva looking to finish Armando with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armando! Silva controlling the position easily from mount. Silva scoring with strikes but Armando is staying in there. Armando on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Armando tries to get out of the position. Silva lands a big elbow. Julian Silva has got the better of the ground game so far. Silva raining down hammerfists from mount. A nice elbow there by Silva. Silva wants to control the pace but Armando is squirming around nicely. Armando taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Silva content just to control the position here. Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes. Silva scoring with strikes but Armando is staying in there. Silva with good strikes from the mount here! Armando is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Silva raining down hammerfists from mount. Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armando is looking to escape. Silva landing shots from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Silva tries to control but Armando wriggling away. Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Armando haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound! Silva raining down shots from the mount! Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Armando is looking to escape. Armando is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Armando but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva trying to control but Armando is having none of it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Silva looking to finish Armando with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armando! Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head. Silva looking to finish Armando with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armando! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A nice elbow there by Silva. Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva has a takedown stuffed. Armando displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Armando looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Armando is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Silva is working for a kimura but Armando is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time. Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Silva prevents Armando from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva throwing shots but Armando is blocking nicely. Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armando's head. Silva is keen to just control but Armando is a slippery customer. Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Silva is keen to just control but Armando is a slippery customer. Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Silva passes to full mount! Armando is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva wants to control the pace but Armando is squirming around nicely. Armando is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. A nice elbow there by Silva. Silva trying to control but Armando is having none of it. Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount. Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Armando hang on? Silva looking to control and managing it successfully. Silva looking to finish Armando with some ground and pound. This is bad for Armando! Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Armando defends it well. Silva landing strikes, looking to finish! Julian Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Silva controlling the pace for now. This has been an exciting period of action! Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. Hector Armando 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! Julian Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight for Julian Silva! Judge Seu Braga scores the fight for Julian Silva! Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Julian Silva!
Julian Silva wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
95% |
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