PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dr Acula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by amazing - kanye west. Dr Acula is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Acula

186 cm
22
214 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

195 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dr Acula!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acula tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Acula is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva is keen to just control but Acula is a slippery customer.
Acula controlling the position for now.
Acula pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Acula is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Acula is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acula won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is keen to just control but Acula is a slippery customer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mauricio Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Acula darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Acula blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Acula content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Acula lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Acula with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Mauricio Silva's cut is getting worse.
Stalling in the clinch from Acula.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Acula jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Acula is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acula is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Acula misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Acula moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch

and Acula counters by clinching up.
Acula using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Acula.
Acula slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acula looking to slow down the pace here.
Acula is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Acula wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acula tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Acula is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Acula has him pressed against the cage.
Acula is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva wants to break free but Acula has control.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Acula has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Acula has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Acula has control.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauricio Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva throws a nice looking combination but Acula bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Acula in his tracks.
Acula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva shoots in but Acula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Acula tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Mauricio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Acula counters by moving into the clinch.
Acula drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva shoots in but Acula avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acula throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Acula. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mauricio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Acula has managed to clinch.
Acula scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Acula has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Acula.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Acula is controlling the position.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Acula has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Acula, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Acula blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Acula manages to break the clinch.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Acula counters with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Acula counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Acula breaks from the clinch.
Acula tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Acula takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Acula's head back.

Acula moves into the clinch.
Acula avoiding damage.
Silva wants to break free but Acula has control.
Acula with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to pull guard but Acula holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Acula won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acula missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Acula is controlling the position.
Acula lands a knee to the head.
Acula tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acula with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Acula misses with a knee to the head.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Acula's takedown attempt.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Acula avoids the damage to the body.
Acula stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Acula misses with a knee to the head.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Acula breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Acula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Acula manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Acula is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Acula throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Acula goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Acula circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dr Acula will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mauricio Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva throws a combination. Acula tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice takedown defense from Acula. No joy for Silva on that attempt.

Acula darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Acula wants a takedown.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Acula keeps him there for the moment.
Acula stalling in the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Acula misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Acula won't allow it.
Silva wants to break free but Acula has control.
Silva tries to pull guard but Acula holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Acula drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Acula on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Acula looking to stall.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Acula prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Acula changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr Acula.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva wants to clinch but Acula slips to the side

and Acula counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acula keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Acula missing with knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Acula misses with a knee strike.
Acula with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Acula breaks the clinch.

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.
Acula tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Acula sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Acula saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Silva feints and as Acula raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Acula pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acula swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva won't allow Acula to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acula is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silva gets to his feet. Acula looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Acula shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
A head kick from Acula lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva looks for a takedown but Acula sprawls well.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Acula tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Acula manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Acula wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva throws a series of punches but Acula avoids them all with ease.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Acula shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dr Acula.
I think Acula 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dr Acula!