PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Estes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Estes comes to the cage accompanied by Shout by Disturbed. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Estes
vs
Silva

198 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

195 cm
22
270 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Estes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, John Kavanagh and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Estes.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sloppy strikes there by Estes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Estes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Estes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Estes tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Estes working away.

Estes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Estes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Estes counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Estes is controlling the position.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Estes is breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Estes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Estes blocks the elbow strike.

Estes breaks from the clinch.
Estes keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva avoids the body shot from Estes.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Estes sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dominic Estes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Silva.

Estes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Estes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Estes 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.
Silva wants to control but Estes is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Estes sits in half guard.
Silva desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Silva trying to control here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Estes counters by moving into the clinch.
Estes trying to land knees to the body.
Estes takes an elbow to the temple.

Estes gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estes seems to be looking for submissions.

Estes is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Estes to get the leverage.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Estes is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Estes is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Estes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva wants to control but Estes is keeping busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva clinches but Estes breaks the clinch

and Estes counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Estes thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva controls Estes momentarily but Estes frees himself.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Estes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.

Estes has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Estes's guard.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Estes has wrist control.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Estes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Estes connects with a couple of short punches.
Estes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Estes advances position into side control!
Who's going to make the next move?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Estes dominated that 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.

Estes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Estes misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Estes is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Estes.

Estes shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Estes showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Estes tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Estes is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Estes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Estes tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Estes is working to get back to half guard.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Estes avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Estes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva prevents Estes from getting the reversal.

Silva has control of Estes's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Estes regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Estes blocking the ground and pound.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Estes is on top in guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Estes tries to pass.
Estes wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Estes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Estes has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Estes's guard.
Dominic Estes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

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.
Silva wants to stand but Estes is controlling his posture from full guard.
Estes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Estes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Estes tries to get out of the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Estes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Estes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Estes dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Estes pulls guard.
Estes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Estes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Estes blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Estes works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Estes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva wants to clinch but Estes slips to the side

and Estes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Estes.
Silva is trying to control the position but Estes postures up.
Estes advances to half guard.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Estes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Estes winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Estes wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.

Estes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Estes seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Estes is keeping busy.
Estes wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silva pushes Estes up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Estes avoids it.
Silva fails to pull guard.

Estes breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Estes closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Estes's efforts to push away.

Silva jumps guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Estes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dominic Estes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Estes from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to control.
Estes stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Estes controlling him for the moment.
Silva has his hands on Estes's head, controlling the position.
Estes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

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.
Estes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Estes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Estes misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Estes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Estes.

Silva drags the fight down to the ground.
Estes trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Estes controls from within his opponent's guard.
Marco Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Estes wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Estes showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Estes 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Estes!