PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Hoost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giant Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hoost
vs
Silva

215 cm
18
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Good elbows
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Peter Hoost!
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, Giant Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoost keeps the fight on the outside.
Hoost misses with a head kick.
Hoost circles away from the clinch attempt

and Hoost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Hoost has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Peter Hoost has been cut.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Hoost is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoost has his back to the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands an elbow just above Hoost 's eye.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hoost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hoost throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hoost tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hoost.
A head kick misses from Hoost.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Hoost circles away.
Hoost wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Hoost misses with a straight right.
Hoost swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Hoost counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoost misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hoost has his back to the cage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hoost tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost is trying to break free.
Hoost trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.

Hoost breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Hoost counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hoost.
Hoost tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Hoost, against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Hoost is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Hoost into the cage.
Hoost is trying to break free.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hoost shrugs off.
Hoost 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. Hoost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva pushes Hoost up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hoost tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Hoost.
Hoost stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Hoost in his tracks for a moment.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Hoost shrugs off.
Hoost is trying to stall.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hoost just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Hoost wants to stall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Hoost can't break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giant Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Hoost's cut.
That's time! Hoost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoost thows a body shot but no joy.

Silva clinches.

Hoost pulls Silva into guard.
Hoost pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.

Hoost looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Hoost's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Hoost has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hoost gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva is looking to clinch but Hoost is avoiding it.
Hoost closes the distance looking to clinch

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Hoost working hard to break the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.

Hoost moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Hoost looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Hoost throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoost's face.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoost's face.
Hoost looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Hoost.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Hoost 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. Hoost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Hoost counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost trying to land knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hoost wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hoost missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
Hoost tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Hoost has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoost's face.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoost is trying to break free.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoost.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hoost's face.
Hoost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Peter Hoost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Peter Hoost's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoost blocks it with crossed arms.

Hoost drags the fight down to the ground.
Hoost will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

Hoost pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Silva is looking to clinch but Hoost is avoiding it.
A combination from Hoost does no damage.
Hoost shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost takes a knee right on the jaw!
Hoost looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoost tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.

Hoost pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Hoost has managed to clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hoost fails to pull guard.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Hoost blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Hoost 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. Hoost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Hoost. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Hoost tries to tie him up.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Hoost tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hoost tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Hoost drops back down to his feet.
Hoost 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. Hoost gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva pushes Hoost up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has Hoost pressed against the cage, preventing Hoost from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hoost throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoiding damage as Hoost throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A hook to the body from Hoost.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hoost tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Hoost can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hoost.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Hoost tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoost looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hoost has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Hoost is blocking nicely.
Silva prevents a body shot from Hoost.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hoost is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Hoost's takedown attempt.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Hoost blocks it.

Hoost jumps guard.
Silva wants to stand but Hoost is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hoost not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hoost wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoost is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Hoost is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Hoost looking to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Hoost is proving hard to escape from.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Hoost has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giant Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

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