PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rhey Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Cortez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Cortez

188 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

WIN! Nutritional Co. - RJ

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rhey Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murilo Cortez!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Cortez shows good takedown defense.
Cortez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Cortez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Cortez looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cortez.
Cortez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Cortez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva is looking to advance position but Cortez won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cortez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortez tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cortez sees it coming and defends easily.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cortez defends it well.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Cortez is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Silva wants to control but Cortez is keeping him busy.
Cortez trying to control from the bottom.

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 is trying to work for a kimura but Cortez is defending well.
Cortez trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cortez.
Silva moves out of range as Cortez throws a body kick.
Cortez throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cortez lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Cortez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cortez misses with a two punch combination.
Cortez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Murilo Cortez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cortez lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cortez scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Cortez.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cortez tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cortez to the ground. Cortez escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhey Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cortez.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cortez misses with a head kick.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Cortez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cortez tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Cortez is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cortez is not content to let Silva control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

A punch combination from Cortez misses.
Cortez throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cortez throws a big shot that misses.
Cortez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cortez is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Cortez is in no mood to give up.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva wants to control the pace but Cortez is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva misses with a head shot.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cortez tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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 with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cortez prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Cortez blocking the ground and pound.
Silva avoids the attempt from Cortez to control.
Silva looking to control but Cortez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four 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.
Cortez tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cortez tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cortez is looking to escape.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Cortez bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rhey Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cortez as he jumps to the side.
Cortez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cortez tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Cortez misses with a leg kick.
A combination from Cortez does no damage.
Cortez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cortez throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Cortez throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cortez sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortez is trying to control but can't.

Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Cortez is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rhey Silva!