PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bolo Yueng (ranked 1405 p4p, 3184 weight class) and Helio Silva (ranked 199 p4p, 450 weight class). Yueng comes to the cage accompanied by Stranglehold by Ted Nugent . Bolo Yueng has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Yueng
vs
Silva

178 cm
30
203
13 - 7 - 0

188 cm
25
200
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Finnish Elite Extreme Science

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bolo Yueng !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva with the counter takedown but Yueng avoids it easily.
Bolo Yueng seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva tries to sprawl but Yueng drives through with a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Yueng has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

Yueng is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Yueng has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yueng wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is pressing down on Yueng 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yueng throws a big right hand that misses.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng looking to pass the guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Yueng pushes his legs off easily.

Yueng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Yueng has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Yueng showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yueng trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yueng throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to control the position.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Yueng from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries to sprawl but Yueng drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to control Yueng 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Yueng missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Yueng controlling the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Yueng 's hands but Yueng slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.

Yueng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Yueng eventually gives up the hold.

Yueng is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yueng pulls his head out easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Yueng dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Yueng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No joy there for Yueng , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva feints the counter takedown.

Yueng throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Yueng finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bolo Yueng overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Yueng 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva working for a triangle but Yueng defends it easily.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Yueng throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yueng wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Yueng .
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Yueng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva pulls Yueng in to control the position.
Yueng has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yueng wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Yueng wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Yueng looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yueng is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Yueng wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Yueng is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Yueng is working hard here to advance position.
Silva trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Yueng is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Yueng eventually gives up the hold.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Yueng looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva has a hand on Yueng 's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Yueng takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bolo Yueng dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Yueng feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Yueng changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Yueng trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Yueng defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yueng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yueng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yueng passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Yueng throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Yueng tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Yueng throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Yueng is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Yueng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Yueng is looking for a kimura here.
Yueng prevents Silva from improving his position.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yueng pulls his head out easily.
Yueng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Yueng is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Yueng seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yueng is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Yueng sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Yueng tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Yueng wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Yueng wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yueng tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bolo Yueng .
Well Yueng 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 Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bolo Yueng !
In his post fight interview, Bolo Yueng gave a big smile as he said '“nan inyeon-ege soin-eul jug-ilgeoya.” TRANSLATION: I’m going to ducking kill someone up in this bitch! It’s time for me to be ranked'.