PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cassiano Victor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Victor might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Enigma - Hello and welcome. Cassiano Victor had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Victor
vs
Silva

178 cm
26
178 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

183 cm
26
178 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cassiano Victor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Victor just misses with a punch to the body.

Victor throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Victor finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Victor looking to pass the guard.
Victor sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva has his hands on Victor's head, controlling the position.
Victor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Victor's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Well, if Victor is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Victor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Victor's back!
Silva doesn't have the hooks in and Victor manages to turn into his guard.
Victor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Victor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor chips away with some ground and pound.
Victor is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Victor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Victor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Victor lands a couple of elbows.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Victor postures up.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Victor stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ronaldo Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Victor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Victor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Victor throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Ronaldo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Victor walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Victor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ronaldo Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Victor counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to sweep here but Victor controlling him for the moment.
Victor lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Victor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Victor seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Silva looking to control.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Victor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cassiano Victor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Victor moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victor staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassiano Victor dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva misses with a combination
letting Victor counter with a right hand.

Victor closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Victor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Victor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Victor wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Victor is working hard here to advance position.
Victor is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Victor has passed into half guard!
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controls Victor momentarily but Victor frees himself.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Victor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Victor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Victor winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control but Victor postures up.
Victor wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the action here but instead Victor manages to pass to full mount!
Victor working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva can't escape the position.
Victor takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Victor avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Victor can't control as he wanted to and Silva manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Victor trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Victor trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Victor is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Victor in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva staying out of range there.

Victor closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Victor remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Victor trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to buck Victor off but Victor is having none of it.
Victor is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Victor to regain half guard.
Victor is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Victor is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Victor is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Victor is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Victor is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cassiano Victor dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Victor moved out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Victor.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Victor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva throws a jab when Victor was well out of range.

Victor shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Victor finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Victor is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Victor's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Victor's back!
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Victor tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Silva looking to control but Victor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva prevents Victor from getting the reversal.
Victor regains half guard.
Silva prevents Victor from improving his position.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Victor is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Ronaldo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Victor has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Victor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Victor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Victor engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Victor wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Victor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Victor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cassiano Victor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cassiano Victor.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Victor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a hook but Victor blocks it.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Victor on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Silva.

Silva drops Victor with a left and a right! Oh, Victor is hurt - Silva dives into side control looking to finish!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ronaldo Silva.
I think Victor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cassiano Victor!