PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Williams
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyson Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.

Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Williams wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.

Silva pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Williams looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Williams avoids the attempt from Silva to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Williams is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Silva is trying to control but Williams is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
Williams wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position.
Silva wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abel Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.

Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
Silva biding his time, controlling Williams.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Tyson Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williams defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Williams has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva punches the canvas rather than the man.
Williams is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silva trying to control momentarily.
Silva keeps control of the position easily here as Williams tries to buck him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williams defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Williams hold on?!

Silva is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Williams defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Silva lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Silva lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Williams covering up well and avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Williams knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Williams for a finish.

Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Silva working for the choke.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Abel Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Tyson Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abel Silva.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the pace.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.

Williams has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.

Silva gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.

Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

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 Tyson Williams.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Silva!