PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Crowly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hua Silvah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvah has chosen Manowar - Die for Metal as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crowly
vs
Silvah

195 cm
24
265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

197 cm
22
258 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Control Nutrition

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Crowly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hua Silvah!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvah shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silvah controlling the action here.
Silvah works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silvah can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Crowly is looking to escape.
Crowly bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Crowly stopping the sweep attempt from Silvah.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowly sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silvah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silvah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silvah is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Crowly is squirming around, avoiding Silvah's attempts to control the action.
Crowly wants to control but Silvah is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silvah controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowly tries to reverse the position but Silvah maintains control.

Silvah looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Crowly is looking to improve his position but Silvah isn't that keen on the idea.
Silvah wants to control the pace but Crowly is squirming around nicely.

Silvah working for a submission but Crowly is keeping him at bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowly wants to hold on but Silvah pushes him away.
Silvah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Crowly is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silvah controlling the pace for now.

Silvah is working for a guillotine from mount but Crowly frees his head quite easily.

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.
Silvah sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silvah trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hua Silvah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crowly connects with a body shot.
Silvah throws a looping overhand right but Crowly ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silvah looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowly lands a jab to the nose.
Silvah throws a head kick that misses.
Crowly lands a head shot.
Crowly scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Hua Silvah will probably get the nod.
That's time! Crowly's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silvah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A slow jab from Crowly misses its intended target.
Crowly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silvah is looking to land body kicks.

Silvah feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Crowly throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silvah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Crowly looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Crowly escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvah gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silvah forces his way into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silvah in particular looking to stall.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowly is pressing down on Silvah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silvah not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silvah's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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.
Crowly trying to control the position.

Crowly working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silvah doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silvah manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Silvah thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Silvah got a little sloppy there for a moment and Crowly has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silvah has managed to get both his arms back between Crowly's legs - danger averted.
Crowly wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silvah is now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah controlling the action here.
Crowly has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silvah is working away from the top position though.
Crowly is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silvah content to control rather than advance.

Despite being in the dominant position, Hua Silvah just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Silvah closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowly is trying to control but can't.
Silvah wants to pass the guard but Crowly is defending well.

Silvah is trying to work for a kimura but Crowly is defending well.

Crowly looking for submissions off his back.
Silvah not doing much here.
Crowly wants to improve his position but Silvah is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hua Silvah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silvah ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silvah changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Crowly looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

Silvah decides to stand back up. Silvah steps back and let's Crowly get back to his feet.
Crowly scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crowly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvah sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Silvah looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Crowly!
Crowly tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silvah is landing with some decent strikes but Crowly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silvah takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crowly wants to hold on but Silvah pushes him away.
Silvah content just to control the position here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvah is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Crowly to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Crowly shrugs it off.
Crowly wants to control but Silvah is having none of it.
Silvah controlling from mount.

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.

Silvah is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Crowly can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Crowly is looking to improve his position but Silvah isn't that keen on the idea.

Silvah working for a guillotine from mount but Crowly is in no mood to give up.
Crowly tries to hold on but Silvah pushes him away.
Crowly is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silvah is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Crowly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvah looking to control but Crowly is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hua Silvah is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silvah looking to secure an arm triangle but Crowly defends it well.
Crowly is working to get back to half guard.
Silvah controlling from mount.
Silvah trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silvah controlling the position easily from mount.

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.
Crowly tries to lock up and control but Silvah gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silvah wants to control the pace but Crowly is squirming around nicely.

Silvah looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Silvah working for a submission but Crowly is keeping him at bay.
Crowly sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Crowly looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mister Crowly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Crowly is in trouble now - Silvah has advanced to mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Hua Silvah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silvah winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hua Silvah!