PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demente Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenardo Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
Maia

185 cm
25
191 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Mundo Green - World Verde

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glenardo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demente Maia!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Leandro Rodrigues and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Maia.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Maia tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Demente Maia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maia fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Maia. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenardo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maia scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Maia trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Maia passes to side control.
Maia with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Maia is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maia wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Maia is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Maia doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Maia manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva pulls Maia in close to his closed guard and prevents Maia from doing any damage or advancing position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Maia is proving a slippery customer.
Maia working some strikes from top position.

That's two 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.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Maia drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Maia off! Maia jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to keep Maia in close.

Maia is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

Maia working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.
Maia looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Maia's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maia is looking to improve his position.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Glenardo Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maia tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Maia with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Maia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Maia wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenardo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Maia is defending well.
Maia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is trying to control. Maia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maia taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Maia doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Maia moves into full guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

Maia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Maia keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Maia looking for a sweep. Not yet Maia, not yet.

Maia has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Maia is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.

Maia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.
Silva is pushing down on Maia's leg trying to pass to half guard. Maia is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.

Maia actively working from the bottom here.
Maia wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva winds up and cracks Maia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva uses his free foot to push down on Maia's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Maia.
Maia really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Maia is working to get back to half guard.
Glenardo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maia tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva content just to control the position here.
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.
Maia is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Maia tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Maia throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Maia scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.

Maia is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.

Maia tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Maia working away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Maia!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Maia is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Maia looks a forlorn figure.
Maia is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia regains half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Glenardo Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva stops Maia from getting back to his feet.
Maia is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maia avoid being mounted?
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Maia looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Maia is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Maia is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Maia tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.

That's four 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.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Maia missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Maia trying to control from the bottom.
Maia is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Silva is staying active.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glenardo Silva clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Maia was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Maia is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.

Silva gets to his feet - Maia follows without any prompting.
Maia with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Maia has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Maia is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Maia keeps moving.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Maia looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva just content to control the position.
Silva working away.
Silva controlling the position.
Maia trying his best to control but Silva has mounted him.
Maia wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Silva has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Maia is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glenardo Silva!
Glenardo Silva is the new middleweight champion!