PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Bautista

183 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dave Bautista!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva feints and as Bautista raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bautista is keeping the position.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva trying to control but Bautista is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Silva.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Bautista back into the cage.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Bautista slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bautista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Bautista wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva wants to control but Bautista is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva gets full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bautista advances to half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bautista's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bautista's back!

Silva working for the choke.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Bautista defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Silva struggling to keep hold of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for the RNC.

Bautista is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bautista swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bautista shows good takedown defense.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Bautista manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bautista stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bautista's waist but Bautista gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bautista makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bautista has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with a head kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva shoots in but Bautista avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva dives in and grabs Bautista's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bautista pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bautista counters with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Bautista to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bautista counters with a two punch combo.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots and misses
and Bautista counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bautista circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bautista keeps it at a distance.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bautista counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've been told by Silva's head coaches at Island Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Bautista counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Bautista showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bautista counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Fernando Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Bautista counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bautista counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bautista circles away easily
and Bautista counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Bautista counters with a one-two to the body.
Dave Bautista seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Bautista gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Bautista wants a takedown.
Silva is working for takedown but Bautista is calmly controlling the position for now.

Bautista has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Bautista gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Bautista passes into half guard.
Bautista tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Bautista is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Bautista wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista works his foot free and advances to mount.

Bautista working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bautista is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Bautista's body position as best he can.

Bautista is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.

Bautista with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

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

Bautista thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dave Bautista has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bautista goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bautista but great work by Silva.
Bautista wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Bautista is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva trying to control the action but Bautista is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva taking a break here but Bautista is having none of it and regains half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Bautista comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bautista has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Bautista!
Dave Bautista decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.