PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mario Pala's chin.

Silva
vs
Pala

200 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

200 cm
25
205 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Knockout power

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pala moves into the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pala throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva fails to pull guard.

Pala wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Pala persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Pala controlling from the top position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pala postures up.
Pala wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pala prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pala wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

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

Pala 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.
Pala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is trying to hold Pala in close to prevent damage but Pala has managed to pass into half guard.
Pala wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pala tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Pala in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pala forces his way into half guard.
Pala sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Pala content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pala is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva pushes Pala off looking to stand but Pala dives back in and keeps control.

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

Pala clinches with his opponent.
Pala tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's four 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.
Pala doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Pala.
Pala works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Pala decides to stand back up. Pala steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pala paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pala has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pala displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pala.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pala.
Pala fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pala has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pala stalling in the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pala turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Pala breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pala is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Pala circles away and we're back to standing.

Pala has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Pala breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pala let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Pala bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pala but Pala pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Pala, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Pala looks to move away, Silva throws a big counter combo bu Pala just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pala sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Pala wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Pala changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Pala manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

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

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

Pala clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Pala fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pala takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pala tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pala is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.

Pala jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Pala throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pala keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Mario Pala has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Pala uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Pala!

Silva is trying to control the position but Pala postures up.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to hold Pala in close to prevent damage but Pala has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Pala tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pala wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mario Pala showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Pala is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Pala decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Silva kicks Pala off and gets back to his feet.

Pala instigates a clinch.

Pala ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Pala no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva trying to control but Pala is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Pala bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pala's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pala trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pala is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Let's hope that Pala has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pala wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Pala trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

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

Silva manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Pala manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Pala manages to pull guard.

Pala is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pala wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pala looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pala wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Pala wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pala misses with a two punch combination.

Pala takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pala pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva tries to clinch but Pala is having none of it.
Jay Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Pala is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Pala manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pala wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Pala comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pala winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Pala!