PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Gomes De Silveira (ranked 2948 p4p, 4461 weight class) and Tai Ju (ranked 241 p4p, 330 weight class). Lucio Gomes De Silveira has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Gomes De Silveira
vs
Ju

190 cm
25
150
1 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
145
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucio Gomes De Silveira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tai Ju!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ju feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Ju 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gomes De Silveira is on top in guard.

Ju is looking for a triangle but Gomes De Silveira pushes his legs off easily.
Ju bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gomes De Silveira's guard.

Gomes De Silveira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes De Silveira keeping full guard, as Ju tries to pass.
Ju trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Gomes De Silveira manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!

Gomes De Silveira stands up from Ju's guard - Gomes De Silveira perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gomes De Silveira gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ju to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ju's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Let's hope that Ju has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
It looks like Ju might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Gomes De Silveira wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ju manages to pass to side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ju is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gomes De Silveira looks like he's trying to stand up.

Ju decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ju scores with a takedown into Gomes De Silveira's guard.
Gomes De Silveira seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.

Ju stands up and waves to Gomes De Silveira to follow him.
Ju stuffs the takedown.
Gomes De Silveira blocks the body kick.
Gomes De Silveira will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gomes De Silveira is breathing heavily.

Ju drives through with a takedown into Gomes De Silveira's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Ju slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ju forces his way into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gomes De Silveira gets full guard.
Ju is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Ju.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Ju dominated that round.
That's time! Gomes De Silveira's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ju clinches up with Gomes De Silveira and pushes him back against the cage.
We've been informed that Ju has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

Ju lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ju prevents Gomes De Silveira from improving his position.
Ju controlling the pace.
Ju is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Ju decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ju throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Gomes De Silveira tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ju is in Gomes De Silveira's guard.
Gomes De Silveira is looking to stand back up but Ju counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Gomes De Silveira.

Ju trying to control the pace.

Ju postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Gomes De Silveira to stand up.
Gomes De Silveira misses with a takedown attempt

and Ju counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Ju.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Ju pulls guard successfully.
Tai Ju has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ju has Gomes De Silveira pulled in close to control his posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes De Silveira trying to control the position from guard on top but Ju is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes De Silveira postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ju keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Ju pulls Gomes De Silveira in close to prevent any damage.
Gomes De Silveira has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ju is proving hard to escape from.
Gomes De Silveira won't allow Ju to sweep him here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ju has Gomes De Silveira pulled in close to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomes De Silveira wants to control from the top but Ju keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gomes De Silveira fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gomes De Silveira avoids the head kick by Ju.
Ju avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ju stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucio Gomes De Silveira. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gomes De Silveira tries to clinch but Ju moves away

and Ju counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gomes De Silveira won't be happy with that.
Gomes De Silveira bucks up and tries to throw Ju off but instead Ju has got his back!
Gomes De Silveira wants to escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ju is persistently looking for the submission but Gomes De Silveira is defending it well.

Gomes De Silveira preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ju.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good control from Ju.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Gomes De Silveira is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tai Ju 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!

Ju closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Ju has hold of one of Gomes De Silveira's legs. Gomes De Silveira is fighting the takedown attempt but Ju gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Ju really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomes De Silveira. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Gomes De Silveira isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ju stacks Gomes De Silveira 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 Ju!
Ju scoring with punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomes De Silveira is looking to regain half guard here but Ju keeps moving and retains side control.
Ju taking a breather here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ju working the head and body with strikes.
Ju lands an elbow.

Ju has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Ju has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomes De Silveira tries to land knees in the clinch but Ju avoids the damage to the body.

Ju jumps guard.
Gomes De Silveira will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ju has his hands on Gomes De Silveira's head, controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ju is on top in guard.

Ju stands up and waves to Gomes De Silveira to follow him.

Ju gets a double leg takedown into Gomes De Silveira's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gomes De Silveira is looking for a triangle but Ju pushes his legs off easily.
Ju is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ju is working Gomes De Silveira over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ju controlling from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Yet more stalling tactics from Ju.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ju throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomes De Silveira.
Gomes De Silveira appears to be looking for a big counter.
Gomes De Silveira avoids the head kick by Ju.
Gomes De Silveira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gomes De Silveira throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ju tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gomes De Silveira shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ju sprawls well. Ju wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomes De Silveira gets slowly back to his feet.
Lucio Gomes De Silveira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tai Ju is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Gomes De Silveira gets caught flat footed, as Ju shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tai Ju comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ju has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tai Ju!
The defeated Lucio Gomes De Silveira had this to say: 'I'll be Back Niggers!!!'.