PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hiyato Nakamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Nakamara

170 cm
30
158 lbs
9 - 3 - 1

175 cm
28
160 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Good elbows
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodrigo Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiyato Nakamara !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamara shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Nakamara keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nakamara .
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Nakamara manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamara looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Nakamara is quick to defend against it.
Nakamara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamara .
Silva throws a big counter combination but Nakamara scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Nakamara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nakamara defends it nicely.
Nakamara only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Nakamara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamara gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiyato Nakamara .

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Nakamara to the ground. Silva is now in Nakamara 's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nakamara seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Nakamara wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Nakamara keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is in close to Nakamara 's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Nakamara is working from the bottom.
Nakamara not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nakamara is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakamara keeps working.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nakamara trying to control but Silva postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nakamara is looking to escape.
Silva thows a huge punch but Nakamara dodges it nicely.
Silva moves into full mount! Nakamara won't be happy about that!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamara is working to get back to half guard.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nakamara shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Nakamara sprawls well.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Nakamara avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva stops Nakamara from standing up.
Rodrigo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nakamara keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Nakamara is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva pushes Nakamara off looking to stand but Nakamara dives back in and keeps control.
Nakamara looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets full guard.
Nakamara pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is controlling Nakamara 's posture.
Nakamara wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva pulls Nakamara in close to prevent any damage.
Nakamara sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nakamara can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva , not yet.
Nakamara showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Nakamara looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Rodrigo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiyato Nakamara .
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nakamara is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Nakamara manages to circle out of the way.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nakamara .
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nakamara tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamara dives in and grabs Silva 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nakamara 's head and hops out.
Silva throws a body punch but Nakamara moves out of range.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Nakamara .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nakamara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Nakamara tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakamara somewhat.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nakamara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakamara keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Nakamara clinches up against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.

Silva 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nakamara shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Nakamara . Nakamara gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamara shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nakamara gets slowly back to his feet.
Rodrigo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hiyato Nakamara .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Nakamara misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rodrigo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Nakamara shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Nakamara bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nakamara shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva tests Nakamara 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Nakamara counters with a takedown into side control.
Nakamara is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nakamara controls the position from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nakamara decides to stand back up. Nakamara steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
A punch combination from Nakamara misses.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Nakamara finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva 's head.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nakamara wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva controlling the action here.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakamara defends it well.
Nakamara wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Nakamara defends it.

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 Rodrigo Silva .
Well I reckon that's a shut out for 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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