PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Slash Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by T.N.T - AC/DC. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Jones

188 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Slash Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Jones!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots and misses

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Jones lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Jones has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.

Jones goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jones's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Jones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Jones manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Jones's guard.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Jones looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Jones looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Jones!

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Jones taking a breather here.
Silva is trying to buck Jones off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Jones tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Jones seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Jones trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jones working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jones controlling from side mount.

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.

Jones looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control here.

Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Jones takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones looks gassed!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva working for a triangle but Jones defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Jones defends easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Jones counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Jones grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Jon Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jones wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Jones defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones lands a couple of digs.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Jones gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Jones stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Jones closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the ground and pound.

Jones is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Jones is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jones scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jones is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jones has escaped and now he's on top!
Jones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones 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!

Silva fails to land the takedown.
Jones throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.

Jones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Jones getting side control.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Jones controlling the pace.
Jones is looking to pass Silva's guard but actually Silva recovers to full guard.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Jones sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jones defends it easily.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Jones showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Jones decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Jones tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jones manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slash Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Jones content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Jones pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jones stands up out of the half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.

Jones closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nice strikes from Jones there.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Jones slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Jones really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Jones closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Jones is looking to advance position but Silva has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Jones is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Silva locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Jones is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slash Silva!
Slash Silva is the new middleweight champion!
Slash Silva decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.