PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlton Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Ramyay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Wild Boyz. Gordon Ramyay has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Ramyay

190 cm
28
199 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

185 cm
24
191 lbs
9 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlton Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gordon Ramyay!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramyay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva lands a body shot.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramyay's knee momentarily.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramyay tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramyay darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramyay checks it well.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramyay tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Ramyay backing up. Ramyay nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Ramyay is out of range.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to bum rush Ramyay with a series of wild strikes but Ramyay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva feints and then cracks Ramyay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ramyay down.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Ramyay checks it well.
Ramyay tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramyay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ramyay bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramyay misses with a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ramyay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva lunges at Ramyay with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramyay's hand.
Ramyay takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva cracks Ramyay with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gordon Ramyay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ramyay throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Ramyay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramyay tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramyay tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramyay sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramyay closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ramyay takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramyay takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Ramyay was not able to check.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Ramyay 's knee.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Carlton Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramyay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Ramyay tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Ramyay was not able to check.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Ramyay counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramyay checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramyay tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramyay's knee momentarily.
Ramyay tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ramyay is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Ramyay tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Ramyay 's knee.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Ramyay walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Ramyay shrugs it off.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Ramyay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ramyay wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Ramyay looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Ramyay might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ramyay's knee momentarily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ramyay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay throws an elbow that misses.
Ramyay lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramyay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ramyay's face.

It looks like Gordon Ramyay has been cut.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Ramyay leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Ramyay can't get the takedown.
Ramyay is breathing heavily.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ramyay's brow.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramyay blocks it with crossed arms.
Ramyay scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ramyay blocks it.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Ramyay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramyay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ramyay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gordon Ramyay's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Ramyay moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Ramyay's front leg but catches the back leg as Ramyay tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ramyay.
Silva throws an off balance right hand

and Ramyay holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramyay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ramyay misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramyay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ramyay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ramyay lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the cage.
Ramyay crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramyay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Ramyay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramyay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ramyay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Ramyay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Ramyay lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ramyay blocks with his arms.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Ramyay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ramyay pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ramyay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ramyay blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the cage.
Ramyay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramyay looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from Ramyay.
Ramyay lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Ramyay.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ramyay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramyay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Ramyay working Silva over with knees to the body.
Ramyay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Knees to the body from Ramyay.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ramyay blocks it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ramyay lands an elbow inside.
Ramyay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Ramyay.
Ramyay avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Ramyay, against the cage.
Ramyay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramyay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ramyay looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramyay pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ramyay pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Ramyay just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Ramyay throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Ramyay changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Ramyay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Ramyay thinking.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Ramyay counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Ramyay closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four 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.
Ramyay tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Ramyay moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ramyay wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon Ramyay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ramyay darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva throws a right and a left that Ramyay avoids nicely.
Ramyay tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Ramyay comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlton Silva!