PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariano Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Da Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Slater
vs
Da Silva

159 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 Rio de Janeiro, Mariano Slater!
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, Anderson Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Slater fails to land the takedown.

Da Silva instigates a clinch.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Da Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Da Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Da Silva trying to control the action but Slater is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control but Slater is keeping him busy.
Da Silva tries to advance to mount but Slater instead regains half guard.
Da Silva thows a huge punch but Slater dodges it nicely.
Da Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

Da Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

That's two 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.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Silva somewhat.

Da Silva rushes Slater and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva jumps guard but Slater turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Slater jumps guard.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

Da Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Slater looking for a guillotine here but Da Silva defends easily.
Slater might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.
Da Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Slater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

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.
Slater is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Da Silva is controlling him.

Da Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Da Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Da Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva won't allow Slater to sweep him here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slater keeping full guard, as Da Silva tries to pass.
Slater is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Slater tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Da Silva defends well and Slater ends up having to push Da Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Slater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Da Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Slater's left leg, looking for a takedown. Slater pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.

Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Slater back into the cage.
Da Silva wants a takedown.
Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Slater avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mariano Slater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Da Silva.

Slater breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slater shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Da Silva sprawls well. Da Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Slater gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Slater counters with a body kick.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Slater with a series of wild strikes but Slater uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Slater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Da Silva somewhat.

Slater shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Da Silva's guard.

Da Silva kicks Slater off and gets to his feet.
Da Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Slater circles away.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Slater is having none of it.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Slater swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Da Silva gets a clinch.
Slater really is a fat lump.

Slater breaks from the clinch.

Da Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Da Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

Slater had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Da Silva defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Slater is looking for a triangle but Da Silva pushes his legs off easily.

Da Silva gets to his feet - Slater follows without any prompting.
Slater throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Slater shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Slater appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Slater will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Da Silva scores with a one two! Slater had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Mariano Slater has been cut.
Danga de danga de dang - Slater scores with a four punch combination!
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Da Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Slater!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control but Slater is keeping him busy.

Da Silva stands up.
Danga de danga de dang - Da Silva scores with a four punch combination!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mariano Slater's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Da Silva wants to clinch up but Slater keeps it at a distance.

Da Silva moves into the clinch.
Slater is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Da Silva to keep the fight standing.
Slater is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Slater escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Da Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Slater is looking to stand back up but Da Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Slater.
Slater is refusing to be controlled, as Da Silva sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Da Silva is working for a kimura but Slater is defending it quite comfortably.

Da Silva decides to return to a standing position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Slater circles away easily
and Slater counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Slater sprawls well. He's pushed Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mariano Slater is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slater shoots in for a double leg but Da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariano Slater. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slater pinned against the cage. Slater gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Anderson Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da Silva clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Slater gets control of Da Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Slater will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Da Silva prevents Slater from getting back to his feet.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Slater has his foot on Da Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Da Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Slater keeping moving, preventing Da Silva from controlling successfully.

Da Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Slater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slater works Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Slater looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Silva is fending him off so far but Slater persists. Nope, Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Slater throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Slater pinned against the cage. Slater gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Slater is looking to counter with head kicks.

Slater closes the distance and clinches.

Slater's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Slater counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at Slater to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Slater fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Da Silva sprawls well initially but Slater persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Slater sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Da Silva defending well though.
Slater looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slater lands a nice short elbow.
Slater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Da Silva is looking to improve his position.
Da Silva punching from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Slater keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mariano Slater has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Da Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Anderson Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Slater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mariano Slater showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Da Silva 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Da Silva!