PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Roddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirko Roddick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Roddick

190 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mirko Roddick!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roddick swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Roddick tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Roddick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Roddick pushes him off.
Roddick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Roddick swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Roddick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roddick throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Roddick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Fernando Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirko Roddick.
Silva clinches but Roddick breaks the clinch
and Roddick counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Roddick looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Roddick misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice sprawl there from Roddick as Silva shoots in.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
No luck for Roddick with that takedown attempt.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Roddick.
Roddick looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roddick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Roddick keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Roddick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Roddick keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Roddick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Roddick moves out of range.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Roddick as he jumps to the side.
Silva lands a head kick that stumbles Roddick and the fighters go to the mat.

Roddick is rocked!

It looks like Mirko Roddick has been cut.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Roddick's guard.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oh, that's a big right hand from Silva and Roddick goes tumbling to the canvas! Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Roddick is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is keen to just control but Roddick is a slippery customer.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Roddick seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva trying to control the action but Roddick is working from the bottom.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to take a breather but Roddick is having none of it.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Roddick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Roddick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Roddick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roddick prevents it.

Roddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Roddick moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Roddick goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Roddick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Roddick, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Roddick against the cage but Roddick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Roddick throws a head kick that half lands.
Roddick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Roddick will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Roddick connects with a high kick.
Roddick swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to clinch but Roddick is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roddick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Roddick tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Roddick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Roddick steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva blocks a head kick by Roddick.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roddick, pushing him back against the cage.

Roddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Roddick's waist but Roddick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva throws a right hand that Roddick ducks under and follows up with a left that Roddick also avoids with ease.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

Roddick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Roddick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roddick can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva wants to control but Roddick is having none of it.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Roddick gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two 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.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva tries to hold on but Roddick pushes him away.
Roddick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Roddick avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Roddick throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silva wants to hold on but Roddick pushes him away.
Roddick throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Roddick loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roddick tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roddick.
Silva tries to hold on but Roddick pushes him away.
Roddick misses with a head shot.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Roddick with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Roddick looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Roddick controlling his opponent.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Roddick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Roddick is looking to stand but Roddick has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Roddick showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mirko Roddick's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Roddick clinches with his opponent.
Roddick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Roddick smiles and moves away.
Fernando Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch up but Roddick circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Roddick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva closes the distance but Roddick moves to the side
and Roddick counters with a leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Roddick.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Roddick tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Roddick to the ground. Roddick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roddick throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roddick shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Roddick pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Roddick is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Roddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Roddick wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roddick is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva keeps control of Roddick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Roddick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roddick but Roddick pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roddick is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Roddick stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva looks for a takedown but Roddick sprawls well.
Roddick lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Roddick shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two 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.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roddick counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Roddick lands the left hand.
Roddick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roddick has a takedown stuffed.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Roddick sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roddick scores with a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Roddick is having none of it.
Roddick scores with a kick to the body.
Roddick throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva looks to clinch
and Roddick counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Roddick lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Roddick sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva misses with a combination
and Roddick counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Roddick lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Roddick closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Roddick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Roddick keeps the fight on the outside.

Roddick moves into the clinch.
Roddick is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Roddick down to the mat. Roddick avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Fernando Silva is winning the standup battle so far.

Roddick drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Roddick stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Roddick wants a takedown.
Silva keeps control of Roddick as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Roddick is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roddick is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Roddick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Roddick, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Roddick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Roddick is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
A bit of stalling here from Roddick.
Silva tries to stall but Roddick uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Roddick jumps guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roddick looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Roddick comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Roddick has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Roddick!