PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wandeco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector DuMaine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DuMaine has chosen Trapt-Headstrong as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Wandeco Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
DuMaine

180 cm
26
186 lbs
8 - 7 - 0

183 cm
21
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandeco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hector DuMaine!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

DuMaine rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
DuMaine effectively controlling the action here.
Silva working DuMaine over with knees to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. DuMaine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva has DuMaine pushed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Silva for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

DuMaine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - DuMaine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
DuMaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuMaine walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
DuMaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
DuMaine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
DuMaine tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
DuMaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wandeco Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

DuMaine forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva is looking to control DuMaine's arms but DuMaine gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of DuMaine backwards.
DuMaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but DuMaine has double underhooks.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from DuMaine.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
DuMaine blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DuMaine prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by DuMaine.
DuMaine on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
DuMaine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DuMaine lands a damaging elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DuMaine obliges.
DuMaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
DuMaine stalling in the clinch.
DuMaine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but DuMaine is controlling him.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage.
DuMaine unloads a knee to the mid-section.

DuMaine breaks the clinch.

DuMaine has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
DuMaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva tries to circle away but DuMaine has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but DuMaine has the dominant position.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but DuMaine blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. DuMaine obliges.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
DuMaine stalling against the cage.
DuMaine lands a nice elbow.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from DuMaine.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt DuMaine or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DuMaine manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
DuMaine crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but DuMaine has the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandeco Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from DuMaine.
DuMaine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

DuMaine has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but DuMaine has double underhooks.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but DuMaine avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by DuMaine.
DuMaine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
DuMaine landing knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but DuMaine keeps him there for the moment.
DuMaine tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
DuMaine avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuMaine dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
DuMaine prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
DuMaine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
DuMaine working Silva over with knees to the body.
DuMaine lands an elbow inside.
Silva avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
Silva works on DuMaine's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is trying to push DuMaine away but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
DuMaine lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but DuMaine avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to break free but DuMaine pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
DuMaine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
DuMaine has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage.
Wandeco Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DuMaine's elbow.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
DuMaine just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
DuMaine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
DuMaine lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from DuMaine.
DuMaine leaning against his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from DuMaine.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as DuMaine controls his hands.
Silva is trying to push DuMaine away but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as DuMaine throws knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from DuMaine.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
DuMaine avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

DuMaine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
DuMaine tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
DuMaine with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from DuMaine.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

DuMaine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
DuMaine controlling the action here for a moment.

DuMaine manages to break the clinch.
DuMaine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
DuMaine wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
DuMaine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector DuMaine 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! This is the final round!

Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and DuMaine counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by DuMaine. DuMaine maintains the clinch.

DuMaine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That kick from DuMaine tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva throws a jab when DuMaine was well out of range.
Silva takes a swing at DuMaine's ribcage but misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a body punch

and DuMaine moves into the clinch.
DuMaine is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
DuMaine lands a knee to the body.
DuMaine has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by DuMaine.
DuMaine is struggling to control the position.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DuMaine's elbow.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with DuMaine's elbow.
DuMaine has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but DuMaine avoids the damage to the body.
DuMaine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but DuMaine blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva tries to break the clinch but DuMaine is controlling the position.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.

DuMaine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
DuMaine fails in his attempt to clinch.
DuMaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
A shot to the body from Silva misses

and DuMaine counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

DuMaine breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

DuMaine gets a clinch.
DuMaine unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but DuMaine uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but DuMaine has him pressed against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
DuMaine lands a knee to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
DuMaine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
DuMaine lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
DuMaine landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
DuMaine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
DuMaine trying to land knees to the body.
DuMaine content to slow the pace in the clinch.
DuMaine using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
DuMaine missing with knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
DuMaine landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from DuMaine.
DuMaine gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva tries to circle away but DuMaine has him pinned against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector DuMaine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well DuMaine has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector DuMaine!