PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sweet and Sour (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Silva
vs
and Sour

160 cm
22
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

150 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sweet and Sour!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sour misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sour misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sour dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva wants to control but Sour is keeping him busy.
Silva slows the pace down.

Silva stands up and beckons Sour to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sour to the mat! Sour manages to get full guard.

Silva stands up from Sour's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sour.
Sour shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sour's guard.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweet and Sour.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sour keeps moving.
Sour wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva cracks Sour with a solid left hand.
Sour working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sour has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Silva controlling the pace.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sour on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Sour's head.
Sour is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Sour has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Sour looks gassed!
Silva working Sour over with strikes.
Silva is thwarting Sour's attempts to control the position.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sour is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to control but Sour is keeping him busy.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva winds up and cracks Sour with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Silva 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 seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sour does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva not doing much here.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Sour defending well.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva wants to control but Sour is keeping him busy.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sour is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.

Sour actively working from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Silva feints and as Sour raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sour is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sour avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Sour.
Sour gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Sour fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva trying to control but Sour is working from the bottom.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sour is keeping the position for now.
Sour keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sour fails with the takedown

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sour trying to control here.
Silva is looking to stall here but Sour recovers full guard.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sour swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Sour gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva wants to stand up but Sour is controlling him.
Silva is striking from the bottom but Sour uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Sour.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Sour is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sour is controlling well.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Sour sits in half guard.
Sour working the head and body with strikes.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Sour sits in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sour gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sour won't be happy with that.
Marcus Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sweet and Sour.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls the position.
Sour is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Sour tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
A lull in the action here.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Sour denies him.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva working away.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Marcus Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sour wants to control but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Silva dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Sour drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sour wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva struggling a bit here.

Sour tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sour has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva keeps Sour under control for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to bench press Sour off him but Sour keeps the position.
Sour working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Sour trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sour with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva 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.
Sour trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva is in close to Sour's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sour keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Sour keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sour shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sour!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Sour is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva avoids the attempt from Sour to control.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sour can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marcus Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sour keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sour is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva landing punches.
Sour is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva avoids the attempt from Sour to control.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Sour hang on?
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Sour working to try and regain half guard.
Silva cracks Sour with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Sweet and Sour has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26

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