PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucho Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Rodriguez
vs
Silva

167 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

169 cm
18
140 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucho Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucho Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Rodriguez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rodriguez moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rodriguez feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rodriguez!
Silva leaves Rodriguez with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rodriguez looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Silva moves away
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rodriguez tries to clinch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez wants to clinch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Roger Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Rodriguez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

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.
Rodriguez jumps guard but Silva stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow strike.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Rodriguez tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rodriguez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva prevents Rodriguez from breaking the clinch.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguez drops back down to his feet.
Rodriguez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Rodriguez fails to land.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Rodriguez avoids the damage to the body.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Rodriguez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rodriguez misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Rodriguez closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rodriguez tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Rodriguez's takedown attempt.
Rodriguez tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucho Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rodriguez tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Rodriguez drops back down to his feet.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rodriguez looking for a takedown.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rodriguez keeps it at a distance.
Rodriguez fails to land the takedown.
Rodriguez tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Rodriguez trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rodriguez into the cage.
Rodriguez goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Rodriguez shoots in.

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.
Rodriguez wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Rodriguez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rodriguez misses with an elbow over the top.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucho Rodriguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Rodriguez on that attempt.

Silva darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Rodriguez pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

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.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Rodriguez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rodriguez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Roger Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rodriguez's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rodriguez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Rodriguez misses.
Rodriguez shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucho Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Rodriguez. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva slips a jab from Rodriguez.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rodriguez darts in trying to clinch

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Rodriguez blocks with his arms.
Rodriguez struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Rodriguez fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rodriguez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Rodriguez 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.
Rodriguez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.

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.
Rodriguez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rodriguez shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Rodriguez pushes him off.

That's four 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.
Rodriguez thumps Silva with a low kick.
Rodriguez shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lucho Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva blocks a head kick by Rodriguez.

Silva darts in and clinches Rodriguez up against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Rodriguez is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Rodriguez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rodriguez jumps guard but Silva stands there with Rodriguez around his waist. Rodriguez gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Lucho Rodriguez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roger Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

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