Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: AFC Fight Night 24
Date: Aug 19, 2018

#R1#
A jab from Sanna finds it's way through Silva's defenses.
Sanna thuds his shin into the meat of Silva's side.
Sanna lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Sanna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Sanna has knocked Silva down with a huge combo! Sanna steps away and waves a wobbly Silva back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to stay close but Sanna steps back to make room for something. Silva seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Sanna and Silva drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Michael Sanna!

Event: AFC Fight Night 22
Date: Jul 27, 2018

#R1#
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ortiz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Ortiz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ortiz ! #ES#
Ortiz explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there! #CL#
Ortiz moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to pull guard but Ortiz holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Tito Ortiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Silva.#BC#
Ortiz manages to break the clinch.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ortiz defends it well.#T1##TD#
Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.#SUB2#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ortiz is aware though and is defending well.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ortiz stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
Ortiz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2##SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ortiz content to stall in guard here.
Ortiz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to control the position. #SUB2#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ortiz defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SU#
Ortiz stands up from guard. Let's bang! #CL#
Ortiz has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ortiz slowing the pace effectively.#T3##TD#
Ortiz has Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ortiz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silva tumbling to the mat - Ortiz dives into Silva's guard.
Ortiz with a nice head shot there.#SUB2#
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily. #SUB2#
Ortiz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from. #SU#
Ortiz stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T4##CL#
Ortiz darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ortiz tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body. #TD#
Ortiz manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva trying to control but Ortiz is working from the bottom.
Ortiz seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2##TD#
Ortiz shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU#
Ortiz stands up from Silva's guard - Ortiz perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ortiz throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. #TD#
Ortiz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Ortiz is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#T1##SUB2#
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ortiz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ortiz controlling from the top position.
Ortiz pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Ortiz winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head. #T2##SUB#
Ortiz is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.#SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva has hold of Ortiz 's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.#T3#
Silva wants to control but Ortiz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Ortiz is staying active.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ortiz distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Ortiz postures up.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz controls the pace.
Ortiz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Ortiz keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ortiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ortiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ortiz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva is trying to control the position but Ortiz postures up.
Ortiz stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ortiz postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ortiz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Ortiz passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tito Ortiz dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ortiz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar. #T1##SUB2#
Silva is looking for a triangle here but Ortiz uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Ortiz is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #SU#
Ortiz decides to stand back up. #TD#
Ortiz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ortiz showed some decent athleticism there.
Ortiz looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Silva has hold of Ortiz 's hands but Ortiz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ortiz is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Ortiz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ortiz controlling from the full mount.
Silva regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ortiz is working away from the top position though.
Ortiz controlling the action here. #T3#
Ortiz wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is pressing down on Ortiz 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Silva has his foot on Ortiz 's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ortiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Ortiz working some strikes from top position.
Ortiz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ortiz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ortiz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva trying to control the position. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SUB2#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva working a defensive guard here. #SUB2#
Silva working for a triangle but Ortiz defends it easily. #SU#
Ortiz gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Julio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tito Ortiz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ortiz throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva with the counter takedown but Ortiz avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ortiz 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz !

Event: AFC Helsinki
Date: Jul 15, 2018

#R1#
Rumper lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rumper throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Rumper connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rumper misses with a few strikes there.
Rumper's corner calls for a 1-2. Rumper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Todd Rumper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Rumper waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Silva. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Silva to the canvas! Can he finish him!? #ROC#
Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rumper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Rumper finish him?
Rumper is working hard here to advance position.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.#SUB#
Rumper drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rumper jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rumper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #SUB2#
Rumper got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Rumper has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Rumper advances position into side control!#T1#
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Rumper off and has taken his back!
Silva keeps control of the position as Rumper tries to break free.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rumper is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rumper is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 20
Date: Jun 15, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Ahikaroa moves into the clinch.#TD2#
Ahikaroa pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ahikaroa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ahikaroa tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ahikaroa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ahikaroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.#T1##SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Ahikaroa is defending well.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ahikaroa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ahikaroa!#SUB#
Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ahikaroa is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Ahikaroa tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.#T2#
Silva punching from mount but Ahikaroa doing a good job of avoiding damage. #SUB#
Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ahikaroa manages to avoid the submission attempt. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Ahikaroa is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Ahikaroa is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ahikaroa is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Ahikaroa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Ahikaroa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ahikaroa wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva trying to control but Ahikaroa is having none of it.
Ahikaroa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ahikaroa tries to hold on but Silva postures up.#SUB#
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ahikaroa has managed to escape the submission attempt. #T4#
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ahikaroa is squirming around nicely.
Ahikaroa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip. #SUB#
Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ahikaroa tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Ahikaroa throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Ahikaroa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahikaroa is working away from the top position though.#SUB2#
Ahikaroa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ahikaroa.
Ahikaroa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ahikaroa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T1#
Ahikaroa wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom. #SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahikaroa wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahikaroa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ahikaroa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Ahikaroa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Friday Night Fights
Date: May 04, 2018

#R1#
Mikhailov throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Viktor Mikhailov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikhailov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mikhailov misses with a low kick.
Mikhailov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mikhailov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Star Performance Institute in the buildup to the fight.
A head kick misses from Mikhailov.
Mikhailov digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Mikhailov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mikhailov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mikhailov displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Mikhailov is looking for a counter combo.
Mikhailov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mikhailov misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Mikhailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Viktor Mikhailov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikhailov is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva with the counter takedown but Mikhailov avoids it easily.
Mikhailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mikhailov throws a head kick that misses #TD2#
and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mikhailov's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Mikhailov keeps moving.
Mikhailov is controlling Silva's posture.#SUB2#
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Mikhailov is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mikhailov manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Mikhailov's guard.
Mikhailov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mikhailov tries to get out of the position.
Mikhailov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Mikhailov has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Mikhailov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mikhailov makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mikhailov.
Mikhailov trying to control the position here.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T3#
Mikhailov keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass. #SUB#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mikhailov keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Mikhailov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva stands and throws Mikhailov's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Mikhailov is trying to buck Silva off.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mikhailov is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Mikhailov is avoiding damage well.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Mikhailov tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhailov defending against the ground and pound.
Mikhailov is looking for a sweep.#SUB2#
Mikhailov is wriggling around trying to escape but Silva has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Mikhailov taps out and Silva picks up the big win! Great work there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 17
Date: Mar 31, 2018

#R1##CL2#
Bocheck clinches. #BC2#
Bocheck escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bocheck swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #TD#
and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bocheck!
Bocheck is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Bocheck is looking for a sweep.
Silva working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets to mount! Bocheck was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly. #SUB#
Bocheck is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Silva locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Bocheck is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Sokolov vs Cathaway
Date: Mar 17, 2018

#R1##TD#
McDonald closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McDonald lands in his opponent's guard.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McDonald doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McDonald manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #T1#
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McDonald tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
McDonald stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #SU#
McDonald decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get! #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
McDonald throws a body kick that misses.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but McDonald shows good takedown defense. #TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but McDonald drives through with a takedown into half guard.
McDonald is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy.
Well, if McDonald is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.#T3#
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
McDonald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#CL#
Silva gets tackled into the cage by McDonald. McDonald maintains the clinch. #TD#
McDonald has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but McDonald gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
McDonald controlling from the top position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
McDonald avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David McDonald dominated that round.
That's time! McDonald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big left from McDonald misses. #CL#
McDonald darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from McDonald.
Silva is trying to pull guard but McDonald turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McDonald lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
McDonald's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD#
McDonald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
McDonald content to control rather than advance. #T1##SUB#
McDonald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDonald.
McDonald looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
McDonald wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
McDonald controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McDonald scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.#T3#
McDonald tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
McDonald seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. #SUB2#
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McDonald is working away from the top position though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Silva moves to clinch but McDonald breaks away
and McDonald counters with a left and a right that stings Silva. #T4#
McDonald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.#SUB2#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but McDonald defends easily.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and McDonald is now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David McDonald dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##TD#
McDonald closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
McDonald controlling the action here.
Silva is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
David McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McDonald in particular looking to stall.#T1#
Silva is trying to control but can't.
McDonald seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McDonald wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
McDonald is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
McDonald controlling the action here.
McDonald passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva! #T2#
McDonald controlling from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
McDonald is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva wants to improve his position but McDonald is controlling well. #T3#
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
McDonald takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#SUB#
McDonald is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
McDonald tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva is trying to control but McDonald passes into side control!
McDonald controls the position. #SU#
McDonald stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T4##TD#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows McDonald to score an easy takedown into full guard.
McDonald's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva keeping moving, preventing McDonald from controlling successfully.
Silva has momentary wrist control but McDonald slips an elbow through the middle.
Julio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David McDonald is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McDonald defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
David McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David McDonald!

Event: AFC Fight Night 15
Date: Mar 02, 2018

#R1##TD#
Malikoic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Malikoic looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Malikoic not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Malikoic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Malikoic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#SUB2#
Malikoic stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Silva has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Malikoic manages to get his head free but now Silva has transitioned to an armbar! Malikoic grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Silva! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 9
Date: Dec 03, 2017

#R1#
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown but McDonald circles away easily#TD#
and McDonald counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
McDonald works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McDonald performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
McDonald prevents Silva from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
McDonald wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
McDonald controlling the action here. #T1#
Silva is trying to maintain the position but McDonald is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position. #SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
McDonald wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to control from the bottom. #SU#
McDonald decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up. #TD#
McDonald shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McDonald working the ground and pound from side control.
McDonald controlling from side mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
McDonald working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards. #T3#
McDonald slows the pace down.
McDonald sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position. #SU#
McDonald decides to stand back up. McDonald steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.#TD#
McDonald shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#SU#
McDonald stands up from Silva's guard - McDonald perhaps looking for a knockout. #TD#
McDonald throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. McDonald is in Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but McDonald postures up. #T4#
McDonald slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McDonald trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
McDonald advances to half guard.
McDonald prevents Silva from improving his position.#SUB#
McDonald is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time McDonald.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB#
McDonald is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David McDonald dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silva shoots for a takedown but McDonald saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#TD#
McDonald is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from McDonald's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
McDonald looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
McDonald lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from McDonald there. #SUB#
McDonald is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
McDonald tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
David McDonald overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T1#
McDonald tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
McDonald with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
McDonald seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy and won't allow it. #SUB#
McDonald is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva tries to roll over but McDonald keeps him under control.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McDonald is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva wants to control but McDonald is keeping busy. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#CL#
McDonald rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
McDonald is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?#TD#
McDonald drags the fight down to the ground.
McDonald wants to sweep but no luck. #T3#
Silva prevents McDonald from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but McDonald is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
McDonald keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #SUB2#
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McDonald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard. #REVR#
McDonald controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.#SUB2#
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! McDonald escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Silva being controlled for a moment.
McDonald is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McDonald is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David McDonald dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
McDonald throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
McDonald swinging wildly here. #TD#
Silva tries to sprawl but McDonald drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
McDonald postures up. #SU#
McDonald gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonald throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McDonald misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva with the counter takedown but McDonald avoids it easily.#CL#
McDonald gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T1#
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDonald to keep the fight standing.#TD#
McDonald pulls guard successfully.
McDonald looking to control. #SUB2#
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McDonald is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard. #REVR#
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
McDonald is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but McDonald is proving a slippery customer. #T2#
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as McDonald controls the pace.
Silva wants to control but McDonald passes easily into half guard.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.
McDonald continues to stall.
Silva trying to hold on to McDonald's head to control him but McDonald postures up. #T3#
McDonald takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
McDonald scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McDonald drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
McDonald trying to control the pace.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. McDonald is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McDonald seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Still in half guard, McDonald seems content to control.#T4#
It looks like McDonald is going to stand back up. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL#
McDonald clinches up against the cage.#BC#
McDonald breaks the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch.
It looked like McDonald wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva shoots in but McDonald avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
McDonald pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
David McDonald showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McDonald 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:24
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David McDonald!

Event: AFC Fight Night 8
Date: Nov 25, 2017

#R1##CL#
Ahikaroa pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Ahikaroa has him pressed against the cage.#BC#
Ahikaroa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD#
Ahikaroa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is trying to keep Ahikaroa in close.
Ahikaroa looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Ahikaroa is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Ahikaroa tries to roll out but it's too tight and Ahikaroa has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 7
Date: Nov 17, 2017

#R1##TD#
Dann looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dann controlling from side mount.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dann is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dann defends it well.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T1#
Dann wants to get back to full guard.
Dann is trying is best to control the position here.
Dann is looking to improve his position.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Dann is trying to stand.
Silva looking to control but Dann is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dann working to try and regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to work his way around to Dann's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
My spies in All Star Performance Institute inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Dann is working to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dann has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Dann tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.#SUB2#
Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Dann has worked his arm free - good work by Dann! #SUB2#
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Dann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.#SUB2#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva prevents Dann from escaping the position.#T3##SUB2#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #SUB2#
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dann, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dann is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.#SUB2#
Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dann is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dann can't do much from the bottom here. #SUB2#
Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dann knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dann can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Dann throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #TD#
Dann fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Dann is now in Silva's guard.#SUB2#
Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dann landing some decent shots from guard. #SU#
Dann gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #CL#
Dann rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #TD#
Dann pulls guard.
Dann knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to control but Dann is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Dann is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dann manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Dann's guard. #T1#
Silva trying to control but Dann is working from the bottom.
Dann is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #SUB#
Dann working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #SUB#
Dann is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Dann looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dann keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Dann wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to control from the top but Dann keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dann tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.#TD2#
Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dann's half guard.
Dann trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up. #SUB2#
Silva is working for a kimura but Dann is defending it quite comfortably. #T3##SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dann is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.#SUB2#
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dann is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dann is working hard here to advance position.#T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.#SUB#
Dann actively working from the bottom here.#SUB2#
Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Dann could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Dann is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 6
Date: Nov 04, 2017

#R1##CL2#
Mubanga closes the distance and clinches.#TD2#
Mubanga has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mubanga's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mubanga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Mubanga is very close to passing his half guard.
My spies in All Star Performance Institute inform me that Mubanga has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Mubanga is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Mubanga in his half guard.
Mubanga wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is pressing down on Mubanga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mubanga is aware though and is defending well.
Silva controls Mubanga momentarily but Mubanga frees himself. #SUB#
Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Mubanga has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Mubanga's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 3
Date: Sep 16, 2017

#R1##TD#
Moses gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.#SUB2#
Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva trying to control but Moses is working from the bottom.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva stands and throws Moses's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead. #SUB#
Silva tries for a kimura but Moses is defending well. #T1##SUB#
Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Moses is defending well. #SUB#
Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moses is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Moses defends the submission attempt.
Moses tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Moses has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Moses is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.#SUB#
Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Moses has managed to free his arm - good work.
Moses wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Moses is working away.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moses tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg. #T3##SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Moses regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva wants to control from the top but Moses keeps moving.
Moses has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moses throws some sloppy strikes off his back. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.#TD2#
Moses looking for a takedown here - he's got it.#T4##SUB#
Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Moses doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Moses escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Fight Night 1
Date: Aug 27, 2017

#R1##CL#
Mubanga moves into the clinch.#TD#
Mubanga lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mubanga stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Mubanga wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Mubanga trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mubanga postures up.
Mubanga stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. #SUB2#
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mubanga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Silva is tightening it up a little... Mubanga has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Mubanga reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Mubanga taps out! Nice BJJ there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Julio Silva!

Event: AFL: Caged fury
Date: Apr 22, 2017

#R1##TD#
Luis shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Luis.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Luis has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Silva works to full guard.
Luis trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Silva pushes a forearm under Luis's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Luis is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Oladipo vs Murphy 2
Date: Feb 10, 2017

#R1#
Moses stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moses.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#TD2#
Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva's coaches at Silva Jiu Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Moses is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Moses has control of the leg. #T1##SUB#
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Moses is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moses prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moses showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moses stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Moses is chipping away with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Moses postures up.
Moses tries to advance to mount but can't.
Moses trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.#T3#
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moses is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Moses seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to control but Moses passes into side control! #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Moses keeps moving and retains side control.
Moses tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Moses.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Moses has passed into mount! Damn!
Moses thowing shots but they're missing.
Moses looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Moses closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moses is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moses has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#SUB#
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Moses advancing to mount.
Moses stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #T1##SUB#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Silva has Moses pulled in close to control his posture.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Moses is now in half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moses is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moses is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Moses content to control rather than advance.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done. #T3##SUB#
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Moses to get to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Moses controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moses trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moses is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Moses is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moses to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3##CL#
Silva has managed to clinch. #TD2#
Moses jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moses looking for a sweep. Not yet Moses, not yet. #ES2#
Moses wriggles free and stands up.
Moses defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.#TD2#
Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.#T1#
Silva is controlling Moses's posture.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him. #SUB#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva seems keen to control Moses's posture.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.#SUB#
Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Moses has passed into half guard!
Moses passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T3#
Moses looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wants to control but Moses is having none of it.
Moses lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Moses's attempts to control the action. #T4#
Moses controlling from mount.
Moses takes Silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Silva is in trouble. #SUB2#
Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Moses.
Moses is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva covers up after that shot from Moses.
Julio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Moses is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#SUB2#
Moses patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moses 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 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Moses!

Event: AFC Murphy vs Hedes
Date: Jan 20, 2017

#R1#
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moses counters with a head kick. #TD#
Moses tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva prevents Moses from improving his position.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Moses is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.#SUB2#
Moses is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva trying to control the position but Moses is working away. #T1#
Moses manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.
Moses avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Moses wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Moses told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva wants to control but Moses is keeping him busy. #SUB2#
Moses looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to stall here but Moses recovers full guard. #T2#
Moses controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses. #SUB#
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Moses is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard. #REVB#
Moses 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.
Moses has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from. #T3##SUB#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva trying to control the position.
Moses pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Moses's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moses can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Moses stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Moses!
A lull in the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.#TD2#
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Moses is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Moses is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Moses has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Sean Moses has got the better of the ground game so far.
Moses throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely. #T1#
Silva has his hands on Moses's head, controlling the position.
Moses postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva is trying to keep Moses in close. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Moses content to stall in guard here.
Moses postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Moses controls the pace.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.#T3##TD2#
Moses shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Moses throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Moses is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Moses's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.#T4#
Moses missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Moses wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moses lands with a punch from half guard.
Moses tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Silva gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses 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!
#R3#
Moses tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.#TD2#
Moses looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Moses working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Moses performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Moses trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU2#
Moses decides to stand up. #TD2#
Moses closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard. #T1#
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Moses is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #SUB#
Silva is looking for a triangle but Moses pushes his legs off easily.
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Moses should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Moses should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Bravo vs Carizzo
Date: Dec 10, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gracie postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gracie showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB#
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gracie defends well.#T1#
Gracie scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SU2#
Gracie stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt #TD2#
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Gracie has control of the leg.
Gracie moves nicely into side control.
Gracie controls the position from side control.#T2#
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gracie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gracie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Gracie tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Gracie fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #T3#
Gracie sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gracie is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gracie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.#SUB#
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Gracie to get to half guard.
Silva is in trouble now - Gracie has advanced to mount! #T4#
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Gracie cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Gracie looking to control and managing it successfully.
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gracie can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva reaches up to try and control the position but Gracie seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Silva rolls and tries to escape and now Gracie has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL2#
Gracie has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Gracie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD2#
Gracie pulls Silva into guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gracie working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Gracie punching from the bottom.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gracie does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva passes to full mount!
Gracie wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying desperately to improve position.
Gracie tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.#T1#
Silva misses with a head shot.
Gracie is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gracie tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Gracie can't escape the position. #SUB#
Silva is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gracie has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gracie!
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gracie controls the pace.
Silva working a defensive guard here. #T2##SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gracie postures up.
Gracie passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gracie tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it. #T3#
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie lands strikes from half guard.
Gracie looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #SU2#
Gracie postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up. #TD2#
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.#T4#
Gracie keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Gracie is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.#SU2#
Gracie decides to return to a standing position.
Silva fails with the takedown#TD2#
and Gracie decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to keep Gracie in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3##TD2#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gracie not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gracie throwing strikes but missing. #SUB#
Gracie is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Gracie tries to roll out but it's too tight and Gracie has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!

Event: AFC Bravo vs Oliveira
Date: Nov 26, 2016

#R1##TD#
Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cortez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cortez wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Cortez looks winded!#SUB#
Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva content to control rather than advance. #T1#
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cortez is trying to get back to full guard.
Cortez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Cortez defends it. #SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg. #SUB#
Cortez is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Cortez is defending the position. #T2#
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cortez's head.
Silva is pressing down on Cortez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cortez is holding on for now. #SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is keen to just control but Cortez is a slippery customer.
Cortez is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Cortez is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Silva has latched onto it... Big trouble! Silva pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Cortez is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Julio Silva!
In defeat, Benny Cortez stepped up to the mic, saying 'Thank you fans!'.

Event: AFC Halloween Horror
Date: Oct 29, 2016

#R1##CL#
Moses gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch. #TD2#
Moses successfully pulls guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Moses is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Moses looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. #SUB2#
Silva throws a sloppy strike and Moses has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Silva is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Moses!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sean Moses!

Event: AFC New Breed
Date: Oct 15, 2016

#R1#
Mikhailov misses with a wild combination.
Silva wants to clinch but Mikhailov slips to the side
and Mikhailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range as Mikhailov throws a body kick. #TD2#
Mikhailov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mikhailov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mikhailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
Mikhailov slows the pace down.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control Mikhailov's posture but Mikhailov avoids it.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mikhailov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!#T1#
Mikhailov punishing his opponent with strikes. #SUB2#
Mikhailov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mikhailov slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#SUB#
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikhailov defends it easily.#T2#
Mikhailov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #SUB#
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mikhailov defends easily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
Mikhailov with a nice head shot there.
Mikhailov sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3##SUB#
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mikhailov is aware though and is defending well.
Mikhailov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Mikhailov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mikhailov wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mikhailov postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Mikhailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mikhailov looking to pass the guard. #SUB#
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mikhailov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#T4#
Silva is trying to control the position but Mikhailov postures up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhailov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.#SUB#
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Mikhailov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2##TD2#
Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mikhailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mikhailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikhailov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikhailov 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#T1##SUB#
Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mikhailov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mikhailov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Silva!

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