PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rya Koc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loco Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rya Koc's chin.

Koc
vs
Silva

185 cm
26
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

160 cm
19
162 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rya Koc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Loco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to clinch but Koc is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Koc fails with a takedown attempt.

Koc scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Koc defends well.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Koc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koc won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koc defends it easily.
Koc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Koc from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Koc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Koc lands a couple of digs.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koc slips nicely into half guard.
Koc winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Koc lands strikes from half guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva wants to improve his position but Koc is controlling well.
Koc lands with a punch from half guard.
Koc 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.
Koc working Silva over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Koc there.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Koc looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Koc is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Koc or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Koc is breathing heavily.
Koc with a nice cross.
Koc closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Koc pushes Silva against the ropes but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rya Koc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Koc is avoiding it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Koc counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Koc slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Koc thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koc shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to clinch up but Koc circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Koc pushes him off.

Silva clinches up with Koc and pushes him back against the ropes.
Koc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva keeps control of Koc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.

Koc breaks the clinch.
Loco Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Koc, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koc counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koc defends it nicely.

Silva scores with a takedown into Koc's guard.
Koc wants to sweep but no luck.

Koc is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Koc working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Koc escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Koc controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rya Koc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva tries to clinch but Koc moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Koc on that attempt.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva wants to clinch up but Koc keeps it at a distance.
Koc throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Koc paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Koc swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Koc circles away.

Koc shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Koc postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Koc. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva tries to bench press Koc off him but Koc keeps the position.
Koc avoids the strikes from the bottom by Silva.
Silva wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Koc blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Koc darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Koc keeps him under control.
Silva is staying active underneath Koc, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva landing a few short strikes.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Koc's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Koc's back!
Silva struggling to land strikes to the head as Koc covers up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koc turns into Silva and is now in his guard.
Koc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koc won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Koc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Koc lands a couple of digs.
Koc trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Koc keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch there but Koc circles away.

Koc drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koc postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Koc landing with the ground and pound.
Koc is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rya Koc overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Koc is aware though and is defending well.
Koc landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva tries to clinch but Koc is having none of it.
Koc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rya Koc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Koc wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva looking to finish Koc with some ground and pound. This is bad for Koc!
Koc is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva prevents Koc from getting the reversal.
Koc tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Koc working to try and regain half guard.
Koc wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Koc is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rya Koc dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Koc shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Koc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Koc circles away.
Koc misses with a takedown

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Koc pushed against the ropes.
Koc tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rya Koc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Koc in his tracks for a moment.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Koc uses from the top position.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Koc any problems.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Koc's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Koc will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Koc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Koc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

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

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Koc in a clinch.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Koc improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koc tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Koc pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Koc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Koc is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Koc tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Koc manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Koc shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva wants to clinch up but Koc keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Koc is avoiding it.
Koc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Koc paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Koc counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Koc postures up.
Koc is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Koc has managed to sneak the leg through.
Koc drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Koc scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Koc 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.
Koc working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but Koc is having none of it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Koc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Horrible takedown by Koc or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Koc sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Koc moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Koc.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Koc shows good takedown defense.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Koc keeps the fight on the outside.
Koc with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Koc has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Koc wants to break free but Silva has control.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Koc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Koc moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Koc circles away and keeps his distance.
Koc lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva wants to clinch.
Loco Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Koc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rya Koc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koc, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rya Koc!