PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Vardey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vardey has chosen savior 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
Vardey

195 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

191 cm
25
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dave Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ryan Vardey!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vardey's waist but Vardey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Vardey with the counter takedown but Silva avoids it easily.

Vardey clinches up against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vardey.

Vardey looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Vardey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Vardey scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vardey wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Vardey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vardey controlling the pace.
Silva trying to control here.
Vardey prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva punching from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Vardey in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Vardey controlling the pace.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Vardey is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

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

Vardey moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Vardey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Vardey rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Vardey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a body kick.

Vardey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Vardey decides to stand back up. Vardey steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

Vardey clinches.

Vardey manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Vardey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vardey from controlling successfully.
Vardey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to sweep here but Vardey controlling him for the moment.
Vardey is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vardey trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to sweep here but Vardey controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Vardey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva blocks the body kick.
Silva tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vardey manages to circle out of the way.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Vardey swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

Vardey fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Vardey persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Vardey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vardey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is looking to control Vardey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Vardey content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Vardey.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Vardey is keeping busy.
Vardey sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Vardey stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Vardey sprawls well. Vardey wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vardey pinned against the cage. Vardey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vardey counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Vardey pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Vardey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vardey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vardey's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vardey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

Vardey passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Vardey decides to return to a standing position.

Silva tries to sprawl but Vardey drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Vardey looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is not content to let Vardey control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Vardey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vardey looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Vardey throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Dave Silva has been cut.
The fighters circling - Vardey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vardey's waist but Vardey gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Vardey.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vardey pinned against the cage. Vardey gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva sets himself, and Vardey steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
Vardey stuffs the takedown.
Vardey lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Vardey as Silva shoots in.
Vardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Vardey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vardey on the ground.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Vardey controls the pace.
Vardey pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Vardey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vardey decides to return to a standing position.

Vardey has managed to clinch.
Vardey lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vardey's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but Vardey stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vardey digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Vardey is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Vardey stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Vardey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vardey to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Vardey decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vardey is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Vardey circles away and we're back to standing.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Vardey is defended easily by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to clinch there but Vardey circles away.
Ryan Vardey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vardey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dave Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ryan Vardey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vardey dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Vardey drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silva defends it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Vardey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vardey has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Vardey!