PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dutra
vs
Silva

185 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 3 - 1

188 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Dutra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dutra tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Dutra looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Dutra motions for Silva to come forward. Dutra throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dutra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Dutra has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Dutra breaks the clinch.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dutra to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Dutra is controlling him.
Dutra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dutra won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

Silva is working an open guard so Dutra takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Dutra closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Dutra counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva wants to sweep here but Dutra controlling him for the moment.
Dutra controlling from the top position.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dutra throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dutra sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dutra is one step ahead there.
Dutra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dutra stops Silva from standing up.

Dutra decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Dutra is breathing heavily.

Silva gets a clinch.
Dutra tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva prevents Dutra from breaking the clinch.
Dutra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dutra blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dutra fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Dutra counter with a right hand.
Dutra throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Dutra counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Dutra any problems.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dutra sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dutra from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Dutra trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Dutra controls from within his opponent's guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva pushes Dutra away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Dutra.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Silva pushes Dutra up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dutra walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Daniel Dutra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Dutra in a clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dutra taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dutra is one step ahead there.
Dutra is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dutra's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dutra wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Dutra is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dutra 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 is looking to clinch.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva looks to land a combination. Dutra sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dutra counters with a two punch combo.
Silva clinches but Dutra breaks the clinch

and Dutra counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Dutra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
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.
Dutra content to stall in guard here.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dutra lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Dutra preventing the sweep.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dutra connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dutra swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dutra falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Dutra breaks the clinch.
Silva pushes Dutra away with a front kick.

That's two 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.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dutra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Dutra circles away.
A cross from Dutra lands.
Daniel Dutra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dutra tries to clinch up.
Dutra is looking to land body kicks.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dutra.
Silva clinches but Dutra breaks the clinch
and Dutra counters with a body kick.
Dutra shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dutra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.

Dutra closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dutra lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Dutra postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dutra preventing the sweep.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dutra lands a couple of elbows.
Dutra won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Dutra is stalling in the full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Dutra scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Dutra content to control rather than advance.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Dutra has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Dutra is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dutra is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to improve his position but Dutra is controlling well.
Dutra is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Daniel Dutra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dutra 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.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Dutra darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Daniel Dutra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Dutra misses with a two punch combination.
Dutra swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dutra keeps the fight on the outside.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Dutra back into the cage.

Dutra breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva jumps guard but Dutra stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dutra connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dutra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Dutra manages to break the clinch.

Dutra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dutra showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva tries to roll over but Dutra keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dutra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva tries to roll over but Dutra keeps him under control.
Dutra with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dutra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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.
Dutra slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dutra wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dutra stops Silva from standing up.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Dutra is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva wants to stand up but Dutra is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dutra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

Silva instigates a clinch.
Dutra with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva jumps guard but Dutra stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dutra throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Dutra misses with a series of wild punches.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Dutra trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to drag Dutra to the mat but Dutra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Daniel Dutra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Dutra landing knees to the head.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Dutra's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Dutra sneaks back into half guard.
Dutra tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dutra defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dutra works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to control from the top but Dutra keeps moving.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Dutra gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Daniel Dutra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dutra is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dutra from controlling successfully.
Dutra is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Daniel Dutra.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dutra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Dutra!