PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glenardo Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Harris

185 cm
26
191 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

172 cm
21
201 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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 8 - 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, Paul Harris!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva moves away from the strike by Harris.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Harris manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva trying to control but Harris is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Harris is keeping the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Harris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Harris's guard.
Silva stands up over Harris, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Harris bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Harris won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

Harris got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Harris has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Harris has moved into half guard.
Harris is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Harris is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Harris is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Harris avoids the head kick by Silva.
Harris stuffs the takedown.

Harris drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Harris pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Harris is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harris sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand back up but Harris manages to pass into side control.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Silva wants to control but Harris postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Harris trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Harris avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Harris lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Harris wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Harris prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Harris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Harris wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

Harris working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Harris dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Harris blocks a head kick by Silva.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Harris slips under a jab from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Harris avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Glenardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a hook but Harris blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Harris moves out of range.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Harris decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harris stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Harris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Harris is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Harris is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Harris working the ground and pound.
Silva isn't going anywhere.
Harris trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is trying to buck Harris off.
Silva tries to bench press Harris off him but Harris keeps the position.

Harris tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Harris has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Harris's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Harris's back!
Silva scores with punches from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control but Harris is keeping busy.
Silva scores with strikes from the back.

Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Silva is trying to stick to Harris's back but Harris is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Harris.
Silva wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris landing with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Harris defends well.
Harris trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Harris thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Paul Harris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva looks to land a left hand but Harris moved out of range nicely.

Harris closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Harris getting side control.
Silva is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Harris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Harris slips nicely into half guard.
Harris takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to control Harris's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris 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.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Harris has control of the leg.
Harris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is controlling Harris's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Harris looking to pass the guard.
Harris wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Harris can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harris in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking to control.
Harris throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Harris from controlling successfully.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harris is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Harris won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Harris wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Harris controlling him for the moment.
Harris trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva is looking to sinch up a triangle. Harris throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Harris's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Glenardo Silva!
Glenardo Silva retains his middleweight title!