|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Flores (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flores's entrance music is Lazee - im not pop . A fine choice. Carlos Flores has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
 |
|
 |
| 186 cm
22
208 lbs
3 - 7 - 0 |
|
185 cm
22
213 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
|
BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Flores!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Silva.
It looks like Carlos Flores has been cut.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab-cross combination lands for Silva and sends Flores crashing to the mat! Silva follows him down to the mat - Flores regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Flores is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva thows a huge punch but Flores dodges it nicely.
Silva is pressing down on Flores's thigh, looking to free his foot. Flores is holding on for now.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos Flores's cut is getting worse.
Flores plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Flores.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Flores circles away.
Flores shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Flores is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Flores goes down! Can Silva finish him!?
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Flores is retaining full guard.
Flores wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wanted to stand there but Flores had control of the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Flores is keeping the position.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Flores's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Flores's ribs.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Flores shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Flores blocks an elbow strike.
Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Flores has double underhooks.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Flores avoids nicely.
No luck for Flores with that takedown attempt.
Silva has Flores up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Flores has him pressed against the cage.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Flores looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flores takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Flores tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Flores breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Flores throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Flores off to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Thiago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Flores has a takedown stuffed.
Flores slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores lands a high kick!
Flores misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Flores paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Flores tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Flores avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Flores. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Flores swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Flores shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Flores throws a right and a left that both miss.
Flores closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Flores pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Flores can't break the clinch.
Flores wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flores wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Flores drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Flores is dominant here and he's now got Silva's back!
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Flores.
Silva can't escape the position.
Flores tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flores is trying to stick to Silva's back but Silva is turning into Flores. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Flores's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Flores's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Flores shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Flores keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flores shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Flores manages to avoid it.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carlos Flores is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flores dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Flores backpedaling.
Flores avoids a punch combination nicely.
Flores doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Flores takes one on the button.
Silva thuds his right hand into Flores's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Flores moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Flores shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva clinches up with Flores and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Flores has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Flores from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Flores won't allow it.
Flores breaks the clinch.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Flores checks a leg kick.
Silva lands a body shot.
Flores shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Flores shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flores raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flores misses with a head shot.
Flores looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flores cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Flores gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Flores lands a nice shot to the head.
Flores looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva tries to hold on but Flores pushes him away.
Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Flores.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Flores scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Flores. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Flores connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Flores throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Flores maintains control.
Flores can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Flores postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Flores lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Flores tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Flores fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Flores is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Flores throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Flores loaded up on that one.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flores unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Flores lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva can't escape the position.
Flores is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Thiago Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Carlos Flores's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Flores shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva controlling Flores's posture.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Flores preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to stand up but Flores is controlling him.
Flores in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Flores is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva is looking to stand up but Flores isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Flores rather than just go for the knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flores misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Flores fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Flores. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Flores keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Flores shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a combination
and Flores counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to improve his position but Flores is controlling well.
Flores not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flores 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Flores has passed into side control.
Flores misses with a head shot.
Flores wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flores throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Flores punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Flores blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Flores is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva tries to hold on but Flores pushes him away.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flores with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Flores closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thiago Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flores wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Flores has control of the leg.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flores missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Flores will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Flores avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Flores slips the punch.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Flores fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos Flores has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flores throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Flores showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thiago Silva!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
85% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
