PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rennon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michel Perriera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rennon Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
Perriera

170 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 8 - 0

180 cm
18
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rennon Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Michel Perriera!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perriera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Perriera sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Perriera leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Perriera shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

Perriera shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Perriera showed some decent athleticism there.

Perriera seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Perriera is controlling him well.
Perriera slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva tries to kick Perriera off but Perriera keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perriera trying to control the pace.
Nice strikes from Perriera there.

Perriera escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Perriera pushes him off.
Perriera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Perriera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries for a takedown but Perriera circles away easily

and Perriera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perriera.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Perriera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Perriera has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Perriera dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Perriera is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Perriera has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Perriera landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Perriera is controlling the pace.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Perriera looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Perriera is controlling him well.

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

Perriera closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Perriera decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
A nice combination there by Perriera.

Perriera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perriera fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Perriera prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Perriera pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to kick Perriera off in order to stand up. Perriera Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Perriera has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Perriera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

Perriera decides to stand back up.
Silva wants to clinch

and Perriera counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perriera stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Perriera really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Perriera dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

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

Perriera gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva is looking to stand up but Perriera isn't so interested in that idea.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perriera gets the underhooks and prevents it.

Perriera turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Perriera manages to end up in side control.
Perriera scoring with punches and elbows.

Perriera decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.

Perriera has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Perriera pulls guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Perriera wriggles free and stands up.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Perriera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perriera wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Perriera content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Perriera lands with some strikes.
Perriera working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva tries to buck Perriera off but he can't manage it.
Perriera sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Perriera with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva really wants to buck Perriera off and get back to his feet.

Perriera is standing up, even though he is in mount.
A head kick misses from Perriera.
Silva clinches but Perriera breaks the clinch

and Perriera counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Perriera shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Perriera works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Perriera is having none of it.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Perriera tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Perriera to the ground. Perriera escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Perriera closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Perriera has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Perriera dominates the positioning.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Perriera has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Perriera counters with a takedown into side control.
Perriera remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michel Perriera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Perriera wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perriera is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michel Perriera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horrible takedown by Perriera or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Perriera as he jumps to the side.
Perriera looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Perriera counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perriera fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rennon Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perriera closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Perriera pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rennon Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perriera shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Perriera keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva wants to clinch but Perriera slips to the side

and Perriera counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Perriera.
Silva is working for takedown but Perriera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Perriera gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Perriera is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Perriera turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Perriera trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

Perriera stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Perriera darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Perriera fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Perriera moves into the clinch.

Perriera gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Perriera will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Perriera trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Perriera.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perriera wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Perriera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva postures up in Perriera's guard and throws a big left but Perriera blocks it.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Perriera rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Perriera is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Perriera pulls him back up using the underhooks.
The referee calls for Perriera to work.

Perriera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Perriera counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Perriera breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Perriera looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva really wants to buck Perriera off and get back to his feet.
Perriera has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Perriera looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Perriera pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Perriera takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva is trying to stand but he's just given Perriera his back.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.

Silva is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Perriera off. It looks like it's working - Perriera slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Silva displaying calm under pressure there.
Perriera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva wants to clinch

and Perriera counters by moving into the clinch.
Perriera gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Perriera jumps guard.
Perriera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rennon Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michel Perriera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Perriera controlling Silva's posture.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michel Perriera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Perriera 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 26:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michel Perriera!