PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Clould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Danza Kuduro. Gustavo Da Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Da Silva
vs
Clould

182 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

195 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy Clould!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clould misses with a series of wild punches.
Clould jabs at Da Silva's body.
Clould lands with a cross.

Da Silva instigates a clinch.

Clould has Da Silva pressed up against the ropes. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Clould pulls back from the ropes and twists to the side, sending Da Silva tumbling to the mat - Clould dives into Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva is controlling Clould's posture.
Clould wants to control from the top but Da Silva keeps moving.
Da Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Clould controlling from the top position.
Da Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Guy Clould has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Da Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clould counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clould lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clould avoids it really well and circles away.
Clould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Guy Clould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva misses the shot to the body.
Da Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clould cracks Da Silva with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Clould closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clould lands in his opponent's guard.
Da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva tries to get out of the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clould trying to control but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Clould trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva trying to control the position.
Da Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Da Silva, not yet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Da Silva wants to stand but Clould is controlling the position.
Da Silva working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Gustavo Da Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Clould scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Clould scores with a body shot.
Clould connects with the punch.
Clould fails to land with a series of punches.
Clould will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Clould.
Clould is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Da Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Clould counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gustavo Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clould is looking to score with low kicks.
Clould uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clould keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Silva.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Da Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Clould works Da Silva's body with a nice hook.
Clould is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Clould throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Da Silva misses with a left hand

and Clould counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Da Silva strikes from his own guard.
Da Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva wants to stand up but Clould is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Clould dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Clould feints a jab promting Da Silva to slip. Clould then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Clould shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Da Silva as he jumps to the side.
Clould lands with a nice combination. Da Silva backs away looking to recover.
Clould throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Clould misses with a hook.
Clould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Guy Clould seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clould is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Da Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clould's efforts to push away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clould is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Clould has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Da Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Clould is looking for a takedown.
Gustavo Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Clould.

Clould breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva shoots in and drives through. Clould sprawls well.
Clould has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Clould closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Da Silva's guard.
Da Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Clould throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Da Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Clould's guard.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clould wants to stand and escape but Da Silva is having none of it.

Da Silva gets to his feet - Clould follows without any prompting.
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!
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Clould counters with a left and a right that stings Da Silva.
Clould shoots in but Da Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Clould scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva misses with a straight right.
Clould misses with a few strikes there.
Clould avoids the body shot from Da Silva.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Clould.
Guy Clould is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clould throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Silva misses with a hook.
Clould throws a series of strikes that have Da Silva backpedaling.
Clould throws a combination that misses
and Da Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Clould paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Da Silva works Clould's body with a nice hook.
Nice sprawl there from Clould as Da Silva shoots in.

Clould throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Da Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Clould finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Clould really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva controlling Clould's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Clould from controlling successfully.
Clould preventing the sweep.
Clould stops Da Silva from standing up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Guy Clould was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Clould leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Clould wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guy Clould showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Clould scores with a shot to the body.
Clould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clould changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Clould swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Da Silva misses.
Clould closes the distance and clinches up with Da Silva, looking for a takedown. Clould pushes Da Silva against the ropes but Da Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Clould darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Da Silva tries to roll over but Clould keeps him under control.
Clould trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clould 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.
Clould trying to control from Da Silva's half guard. Da Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Clould tries to stand but Da Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Da Silva is trying to keep Clould in close.
Da Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Clould manages to get himself to full guard.
Clould wants to stand but Da Silva is controlling the position.
Da Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva stands up over Clould, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Da Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Clould wants to get back to his feet but Da Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clould has momentary wrist control but Da Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Da Silva with a nice head shot there.
Da Silva trying to control but Clould is working from the bottom.
Clould has momentary wrist control but Da Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Clould manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Clould scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Silva misses the target.
Da Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Clould does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Clould darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Clould scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Da Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Da Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Clould's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Clould pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clould lands a jab to Da Silva's midsection.
Clould scores with the left hand. Da Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Clould tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva takes a swing at Clould's ribcage but misses.
Da Silva misses the body punch
and Clould connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Clould there.
Clould bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Silva swings for the body but Clould moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Clould!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clould throws a low kick but Da Silva moves out of range easily.
Clould misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gustavo Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guy Clould is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Da Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clould lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Clould throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Silva.

Da Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guy Clould comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Clould 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guy Clould!