PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Furious Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, system of a down - violent pornography. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silva
vs
Bastard

200 cm
20
218 lbs
8 - 2 - 2

185 cm
24
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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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 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Furious Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastard blocks a jab.
Bastard blocks a jab.
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 Bastard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bastard stuffs the takedown.

Bastard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Bastard tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard not doing much here.
Bastard wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is striking from the bottom but he's now found himself mounted! Oh dear - not enough focus on defense there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Bastard seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Silva is holding on tight.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva 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.
Bastard content just to control the position here.
Bastard fails to advance to Silva's back.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Bastard's attempts to control the action.
Bastard landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

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.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bastard drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bastard is controlling the pace.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bastard misses with a takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bastard 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.
Bastard working a defensive guard here.
Bastard is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bastard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Bastard has wrist control.
Bastard is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Bastard wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva works over Bastard with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bastard 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.
Bastard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bastard is trying to keep Silva in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Some wild striking there from Silva.

Bastard closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bastard from controlling successfully.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Bastard defends easily.
Silva is striking from the bottom but Bastard uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Bastard wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Bastard prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Bastard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bastard tries to pass.
Bastard passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bastard stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bastard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva stops Bastard from passing to mount.
Bastard trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Silva tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Bastard is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bastard off and has taken his back!
Silva lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Silva has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Bastard.
Silva is trying to stick to Bastard's back but Bastard is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Bastard.
Bastard trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bastard seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Bastard stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bastard trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva cracks Bastard with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bastard avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Bastard scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Bastard is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bastard trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Silva lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Bastard wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Bastard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Bastard blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Furious Bastard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bastard shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bastard misses with a takedown
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.

Bastard shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bastard trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bastard wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bastard forces his way into half guard.
Bastard trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Bastard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bastard's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bastard's back!
Silva lands punches and elbows.
Bastard is covering up but some of the strikes from Silva are getting through and doing damage.
Bastard is covering up but some of the strikes from Silva are getting through and doing damage.
Silva lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bastard tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Bastard covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Silva lands punches and elbows.
Rickson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bastard preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bastard tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bastard to control.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Bastard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva landing punches.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Bastard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Bastard is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bastard in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bastard is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bastard tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bastard's face.
Silva avoids the attempt from Bastard to control.
Bastard really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bastard looks a forlorn figure.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastard taking shots to the head.
Silva scoring with strikes but Bastard is staying in there.
Silva working Bastard over with strikes here.
Silva breaks from Bastard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bastard regains half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is pressing down on Bastard's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bastard is holding on for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bastard is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rickson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

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