PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DrZawi Hawass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mazaa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hawass
vs
Silva

170 cm
28
181 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

180 cm
23
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DrZawi Hawass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mazaa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Daniel Franklin and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hawass swivels and escapes.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Hawass fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Hawass manages to break the clinch.
Hawass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hawass tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
DrZawi Hawass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Hawass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left and a right from Hawass both land. Nice combination.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hawass.

Hawass pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Hawass breaks from the clinch.
Hawass tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hawass.
Hawass scores with a three punch combo!
Hawass throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sloppy strikes from Hawass. Those never looked like landing.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Hawass.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Hawass sprawls well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawass. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hawass goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Hawass fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hawass throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawass.
Hawass misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawass blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawass throws a right and a left that both miss.

Hawass has managed to clinch.

Hawass breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Hawass does no damage.
Hawass tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hawass taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Hawass dodges it nicely.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hawass on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hawass tries to get out of the position.
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 trying to control from half guard but Hawass is working away.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva thows a huge punch but Hawass dodges it nicely.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hawass defending well though.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hawass is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Hawass is trying to stand.

Silva is working for a kimura but Hawass is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva moves into full mount! Hawass won't be happy about that!
Hawass knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva breaks from Hawass's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawass is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hawass's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silva scoring with strikes but Hawass is staying in there.
Silva cracks Hawass with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hawass can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hawass is looking to escape.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hawass regains half guard.
Silva prevents Hawass from standing back up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva working over Hawass with some ground and pound. Hawass looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Hawass trying to control but Silva postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mazaa Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Hawass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hawass wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawass circles away.
Hawass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hawass.
A punch combination from Hawass misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Hawass misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva prevents Hawass from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hawass doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Hawass is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hawass defends it well.
Silva prevents Hawass from standing back up.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Hawass's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Hawass is looking to escape.
Hawass is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Hawass pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.

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.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawass is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Hawass's hands, connecting with Hawass's forehead.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hawass is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.

Hawass kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
A cross from Hawass lands.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hawass 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Hawass throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hawass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Hawass does no damage.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hawass sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hawass swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Hawass.
DrZawi Hawass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hawass tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

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.

Hawass escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Hawass stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hawass wants it to stay on the feet.
DrZawi Hawass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mazaa Silva.
Hawass throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Hawass throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hawass misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Hawass looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawass doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Hawass misses with a series of wild punches.
Hawass looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mazaa Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Hawass gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hawass avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hawass breaks the clinch.
Hawass looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Hawass.
Hawass scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hawass fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawass throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hawass.
Hawass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Hawass.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hawass looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawass works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
No joy there for Hawass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hawass swinging wildly here.
Hawass misses with a few strikes there.
Hawass throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hawass tries to clinch up

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Hawass is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hawass not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva postures up in Hawass's guard and throws a big left but Hawass blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hawass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva passes into half guard.
Hawass is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawass's head.
Hawass on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Hawass defends the submission attempt.
Hawass is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Hawass is blocking nicely.
Hawass is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawass tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hawass trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Mazaa Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva wants to control but Hawass is keeping him busy.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Hawass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Silva is trying to control. Hawass wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hawass kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.

Hawass is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

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 wants to pass the guard but Hawass is defending well.
Hawass blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva stops Hawass from getting back to his feet.
DrZawi Hawass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hawass with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva wants to take a breather but Hawass is having none of it.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hawass wants to get back to his feet.
Hawass flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hawass tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mazaa 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:30

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