PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Vinicius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronero Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Luiz Vinicius has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Luiz Vinicius seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Vinicius
vs
Silvia

192 cm
23
201 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Vinicius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronero Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vinicius throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silvia.

It looks like Ronero Silvia has been cut.
Silvia wants to clinch up but Vinicius keeps it at a distance.

Silvia closes the distance and pushes Vinicius back into the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Vinicius.
Silvia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vinicius pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Vinicius prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vinicius is pressed up against the cage. Silvia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vinicius down to the mat. Vinicius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Luiz Vinicius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronero Silvia.
Vinicius keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Vinicius shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Vinicius thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silvia's head.
Vinicius stalling.
Vinicius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius controlling the pace.
Vinicius moves nicely into side control.

Vinicius is trying to get an arm triangle but Silvia is defending well.
Silvia gets back to half guard.
Vinicius looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silvia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vinicius scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silvia trying to control but Vinicius postures up.

Silvia actively working from the bottom here.
Vinicius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silvia wants to get back to full guard.
Silvia looks gassed!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silvia with a lazy takedown attempt

and Vinicius decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silvia's guard.
Vinicius preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Vinicius is in close to Silvia's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silvia wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vinicius is now in half guard.
Silvia has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vinicius is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vinicius is nestled in close to Silvia, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Vinicius moves nicely into side control.
Vinicius wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Vinicius is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silvia has escaped the position, nice work there.

Vinicius stands up.
Silvia tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Vinicius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silvia pushes Vinicius off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luiz Vinicius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronero Silvia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Vinicius swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvia.
Silvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinicius misses with a body kick.
Silvia wants to clinch but Vinicius slips to the side

and Vinicius holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vinicius tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Vinicius jumps guard and drags Silvia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Vinicius looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silvia looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvia trying to control but Vinicius is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vinicius is keeping the position for now.
Vinicius looking to control.
Silvia wants to control from the top but Vinicius keeps moving.
Silvia looking to pass the guard.
Vinicius trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

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

Silvia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Vinicius is trying to defend but Silvia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius gets back to full guard.
Silvia stays in close to Vinicius's body and controls the position.
Silvia scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvia not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vinicius keeping moving, preventing Silvia from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Vinicius working a defensive guard here.
Silvia tries to free his leg and advance position but Vinicius is retaining full guard.
Vinicius looking to control.
Luiz Vinicius overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvia misses with a takedown attempt
and Vinicius counters with a nice uppercut.
Vinicius misses with a takedown attempt
and Silvia counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vinicius fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinicius defending well as Silvia loads up on a big left hand.
Vinicius wants to clinch

and Silvia counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silvia's guard.
Vinicius connects with a couple of short punches.
Vinicius scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Vinicius from controlling successfully.
Vinicius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Silvia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinicius defends it easily.
Vinicius's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ronero Silvia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ronero Silvia's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silvia tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Vinicius counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vinicius is working Silvia over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

Silvia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Vinicius defends it easily.
Silvia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Vinicius accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Vinicius has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vinicius slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vinicius working away.
Silvia is looking to regain half guard here but Vinicius keeps moving and retains side control.
Silvia is not content to let Vinicius control the position.

Vinicius decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vinicius tries to close the distance and clinch but Silvia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Vinicius looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia controls Vinicius momentarily but Vinicius frees himself.
Silvia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Vinicius is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silvia is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Vinicius defends well.
Vinicius trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vinicius wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
Vinicius won't allow Silvia to sweep him here.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvia throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vinicius cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silvia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvia wants it to stay on the feet.
Vinicius avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vinicius closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silvia circles away.
A punch combination from Silvia misses.

That's four 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.

Vinicius scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Vinicius prevents Silvia from improving his position.
Vinicius is trying to control. Silvia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silvia is looking to get back to is feet but Vinicius passes into side control.
Vinicius trying to control the action but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Silvia tries to bench press Vinicius off him but Vinicius keeps the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luiz Vinicius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vinicius 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luiz Vinicius!