PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between lucozade da silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Salek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). lucozade da silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

da silva
vs
Salek

179 cm
22
135 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

160 cm
21
137 lbs
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, lucozade da silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Salek!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Salek moves into the clinch.

Salek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Salek.
da silva looks to clinch

and Salek counters by moving into the clinch.
Salek tries to land a knee to the head but da silva blocks with his arms.
da silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Salek lands a knee to the body.
da silva is breathing heavily.
Salek pressing his opponent against the cage.
da silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
da silva tries to pull guard but Salek holds him up against the cage and eventually da silva drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lucozade da silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Salek.
Salek tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Salek stops a takedown attempt from da silva.
da silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Salek fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Salek moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek lands a nice elbow.

It looks like lucozade da silva has been cut.
da silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Salek gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Salek has dropped down and is working for a takedown. da silva is trying to keep an underhook but Salek manages to get the takedown into half guard.

Salek decides to return to a standing position.
da silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Salek finds it's way round the side to connect with da silva's head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salek.
Jab, jab by Salek - just one landing.
Salek chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Salek fails in his attempt to clinch.

Salek moves into the clinch.
Salek connects with a nasty looking knee right to da silva's face.

Salek jumps into guard, dragging da silva to the mat.
da silva won't allow Salek to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek keeping moving, preventing da silva from controlling successfully.
Salek is looking to stand up but da silva isn't so interested in that idea.
da silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Salek wriggles free and stands up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from da silva is predictable there

and Salek counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for da silva!
Salek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

Salek get's back to his feet.

da silva clinches.
da silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
da silva tries to pull guard but Salek holds him up against the cage and eventually da silva drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Salek breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Salek catches da silva right on the button with a cross.

da silva moves into the clinch.
da silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
da silva avoiding damage.
da silva working hard to break the clinch.
Salek tries to land knees in the clinch but da silva avoids the damage to the body.
da silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A body shot lands from da silva.
Salek with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A right hand to the body from da silva.
da silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Salek pulls his leg out and moves away.

da silva clinches with his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Salek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on lucozade da silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

da silva misses with a takedown attempt

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Salek holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Salek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Salek with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Salek pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Salek darts in trying to clinch
and da silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Salek swinging wildly here.
da silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rob Salek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Salek shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Salek showed some decent athleticism there.
da silva trying to control but Salek postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Salek decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Salek thumps da silva with a low kick.
Salek lands a really nice looking cross but da silva seems unphased.
da silva has his takedown stuffed
and Salek counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Salek slaps away a takedown attempt from da silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lucozade da silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da silva shoots in for a takedown but Salek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salek keeps the fight on the outside.
Salek lands a head kick!
Salek tries to clinch up
and da silva counters with a left and a right that stings Salek.
da silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
da silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Salek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on da silva. That did some damage!
da silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from da silva.
da silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

da silva scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
da silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
da silva with shots to the head and body - Salek looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salek is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Salek avoids a strike by da silva and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in da silva's guard! Fantastic escape!

Salek avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Salek stands up and waves to da silva to follow him.
da silva pushes Salek away with a front kick.

Salek moves into the clinch.
da silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Salek gets the underhooks and prevents it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Salek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on lucozade da silva's cut.
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!

da silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Salek defends it nicely.
lucozade da silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salek wants to clinch

and da silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Salek!

da silva has control of Salek's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Salek regains control of the situation pretty easily.

da silva looking for a guillotine from mount but Salek is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salek is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
da silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
da silva is really struggling to control Salek but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rob Salek has got the better of the ground game so far.

da silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

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.
Salek is squirming around, avoiding da silva's attempts to control the action.
Salek really wants to buck da silva off and get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da silva working Salek over with strikes here.
Salek is squirming around, avoiding da silva's attempts to control the action.
da silva cracks Salek with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
da 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.
da silva looking to finish Salek with some ground and pound. This is bad for Salek!
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
da silva lands a nice shot to the head.

Salek bucks up and throws da silva to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Salek wants to clinch.
da silva wants to clinch but Salek slips to the side
and Salek counters with a nice uppercut.
Salek tries to clinch but da silva is having none of it.
da silva shoots and misses
and Salek counters with a lovely straight right hand!
da silva keeps the fight on the outside.
da silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Salek has closed the distance and engaged da silva in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
da silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for lucozade da silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
da silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
lucozade da silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Salek lands an elbow inside that da silva shrugs off.

And that's the end of the fight!
lucozade da silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Salek has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Rob Salek!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Rob Salek!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for Rob Salek!

Rob Salek wins by unanimous decision!