PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fatih Emir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emir comes to the ring accompanied by i kill people. Carlton Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Emir
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fatih Emir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlton Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

It looks like Fatih Emir has been cut.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emir.

Emir darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Emir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Emir stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Emir.
Emir trying to control the pace.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Emir is controlling him
Emir has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Emir.
Silva tries to kick Emir off but Emir keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Emir seems to be looking for submissions.
Emir wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

Emir is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Emir trying to control the pace.

Emir is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is not content to let Emir control the position.
Emir wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva uses the ropes to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Emir shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Emir is breathing heavily.
Emir is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Emir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emir.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Emir.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Emir avoids it well.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Emir fails to land the takedown.
Emir fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emir circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Fatih Emir's cut is getting worse.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Emir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Emir.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Emir checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emir looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Emir persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva tries to bum rush Emir with a series of wild strikes but Emir uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Emir looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Carlton Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Carlton Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Emir slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva scores with a one two! Emir had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Emir shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Emir.
Emir pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Emir wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emir works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Emir has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.

Emir is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Silva has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Emir working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Emir is looking to improve his position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Emir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Emir flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fatih Emir's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva throws a series of strikes that have Emir backpedaling.
Fatih Emir is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Emir looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Emir sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Emir lands strikes from half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Emir is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Emir wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Emir is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is staying active underneath Emir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Emir looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Emir thows a big elbow that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a combination. Emir tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva stalks Emir and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Emir's face. Emir staggers backwards, shaken.

Fatih Emir's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emir avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Emir circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Emir will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Emir's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Emir moves out of range easily.
Emir fails with the takedown.
Emir chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emir.
Emir closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Emir pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fatih Emir. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Emir tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Emir tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Emir down.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fatih Emir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva connects with a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlton Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Carlton Silva!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Carlton Silva!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Carlton Silva!

Carlton Silva wins by unanimous decision!