PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bakir Bosanac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bosanac
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bakir Bosanac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Bosanac misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Bosanac moves into the clinch.
Bosanac lands an uppercut.

Bosanac's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosanac gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosanac is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is standing up over Bosanac. Bosanac looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
Bosanac is trying to buck Silva off.
Bosanac is breathing heavily.

Bosanac throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!

Bosanac gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva tightens his grip and picks Bosanac up, before dumping him to the ground. Bosanac manages to land in guard.
Bosanac is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

Silva gets to his feet. Bosanac looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Silva 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.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Thiago Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thiago Silva.

Silva scores with a takedown into Bosanac's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bosanac is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thiago Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bosanac quickly recovers to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva prevents Bosanac from standing back up.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is taking a breather. Bosanac 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.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Thiago Silva.

Silva feints and as Bosanac raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bosanac is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Bosanac wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva stays in close to Bosanac's body and controls the position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Bosanac squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bosanac's face.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bosanac is trying to stand.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva shoots in and bounces Bosanac off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bosanac wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva pushes down on Bosanac's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Bosanac on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bosanac is trying to stand.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thiago Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bosanac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Thiago Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bosanac looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva taking a breather here.
Bosanac is not in a great position here, taking some shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Silva politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Silva prefers to stall for the moment though.
Silva cracks Bosanac with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bosanac is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva just content to control the position.
Bosanac taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Thiago Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva controls the position.
Bosanac tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

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.
Bosanac trying to get back to his feet but Silva is in full control for now.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Bakir Bosanac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30

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