PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Jeantet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biloso Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Jeantet had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Jeantet
vs
Silva

200 cm
23
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

177 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Jeantet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Biloso Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jeantet misses with a series of wild punches.

Jeantet closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.

Silva has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Jeantet escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Jeantet!
Jeantet misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.

Jeantet tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to buck Jeantet off but Jeantet is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jeantet really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Jeantet tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jeantet has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jeantet keeps moving and retains side control.

Jeantet wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jeantet closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jeantet lands in his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jeantet is aware though and is defending well.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva working for a triangle but Jeantet defends it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jeantet is stalling in the full guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jeantet connects with a couple of short punches.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jeantet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Jeantet defends easily.
Jeantet stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Jeantet pushes his legs off easily.
Jeantet trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jeantet scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jeantet stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jeantet misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jeantet fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Jeantet persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jeantet wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Jeantet is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Jeantet is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jeantet will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jeantet trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jeantet tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva moves into full guard.

Silva has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Jeantet is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jeantet dominated that 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.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva has his foot on Jeantet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jeantet works his way back into a safe position though.
Jeantet's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Silva has his foot on Jeantet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jeantet works his way back into a safe position though.

Jeantet stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Jeantet gets the takedown into side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jeantet wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Jeantet is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Jeantet keeps moving and retains side control.

Jeantet has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Jeantet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Jeantet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jeantet seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Jeantet is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Jeantet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Silva working for a triangle but Jeantet defends it easily.
Jeantet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Jeantet defends easily.
Jeantet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jeantet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jeantet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Jeantet controlling from the top position.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jeantet defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jeantet slips nicely into half guard.
Jeantet sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jeantet'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.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.
Jeantet controlling the action here.
Jeantet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Jeantet dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Jeantet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Jeantet gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jeantet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jeantet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jeantet!
Silva tries to bench press Jeantet off him but Jeantet keeps the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Jeantet dominates the positioning.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

Jeantet is working for a submission of some sort.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jeantet pulls his head out easily.
Jeantet wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Jeantet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Silva looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Jeantet pushes past his half guard into mount!
Jeantet scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jeantet looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Jeantet cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jeantet in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jeantet with good strikes from the mount here!
Jeantet with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jeantet cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Jeantet working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Jeantet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Jeantet with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Jeantet lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Jeantet with the ground and pound from mount.
Kevin Jeantet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Jeantet controlling his opponent.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jeantet controlling from mount.

That's four 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.
Jeantet wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to improve his position but instead Jeantet has taken his back!
Jeantet is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
I really don't envy Silva right now.

Jeantet working for a choke but Silva is defending well.

Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Jeantet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Jeantet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jeantet 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Jeantet!