PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Obrien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Vou não, quero não, posso não, minha mulher não deixa não. Obrien has chosen I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing as his entrance music. Roger Obrien is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Obrien

207 cm
26
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
234 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Paulao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Obrien!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Silva jabs Obrien to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Obrien tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That kick from Silva tenderised Obrien's leg. Obrien is trying to keep his angry face on.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Jab by Silva.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva cracks Obrien with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Obrien looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Obrien tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Paulao Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Obrien looks gassed!
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Obrien stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.

It looks like Roger Obrien has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Obrien with a good jab.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva thuds his right hand into Obrien's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva with a jab.
Paulao Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Obrien will feel that in the morning.
Obrien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Obrien doesn't seem bothered though.
Obrien takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Obrien's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien takes one to the side of the head.
Obrien takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Obrien takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Obrien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Obrien takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva connects with a high kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulao Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roger Obrien's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A punch lands to the side of Obrien 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Obrien takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Obrien has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Obrien tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Paulao Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obrien takes a kick to the side of the head.
Obrien looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Obrien is breathing heavily.
Silva sizes up Obrien with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Obrien misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Obrien's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Obrien takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Roger Obrien is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Obrien walks into a left hand.
Obrien on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Obrien seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Obrien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Obrien under the eye.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Obrien takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice shot by Silva.
Obrien takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Obrien on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Obrien takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Obrien's ribs.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Obrien takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a head kick. Obrien smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obrien walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paulao Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Roger Obrien's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Obrien takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva clobbers Obrien with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Silva tests Obrien's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Obrien walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Obrien takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Obrien's head backwards.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Obrien looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva connects with a jab.
Obrien doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silva keeps Obrien at a distance using the push kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Obrien 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Silva.
Obrien has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Obrien's head.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Obrien in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Roger Obrien has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
A cross from Silva lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a punch to the head.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Obrien takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva cracks Obrien with an open hand slap.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Obrien can do to turn this around?
Obrien gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Obrien if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Obrien with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Obrien takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva jabs Obrien right on the nose. Obrien blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Obrien shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Obrien.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Obrien in the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Obriens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Paulao Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paulao Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:24
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

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