PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Felipe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Santos

193 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
183 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Felipe 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, David Santos!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Santos takes one to the chin there.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Horrible takedown by Santos or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Santos.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Santos tries to clinch up.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Santos looks gassed!
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Santos throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Santos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Santos backs away looking to recover.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Santos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Santos's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Santos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Santos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva lands with a hook. Santos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Santos wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab from Silva.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Santos tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Silva.
Santos is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Santos.
Santos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva jabs at Santos's body.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Santos moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good shot there by Silva.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva feints a jab promting Santos to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Santos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Santos 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.
Santos darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Silva lands a head shot.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santoss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
David Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Santos walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Santos off the cage and back into range.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Santos. Santos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Santos momentarily.
Silva throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santos on the side of the head.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Santos with an uppercut!
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Felipe Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Santos tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Santos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
A left lands for Silva.
Santos fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Santos.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Santos.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
A nice combination there by Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Santos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva throws a one two combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
No luck for Santos with that takedown attempt.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Santos tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Santos.
Santos tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Santos misses its intended target.
Santos walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a one two! Santos had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Santos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice jab there from Silva.
Santos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Santos there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Felipe Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Santos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Felipe Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
Silva scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Santos shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Felipe Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of David Santos.
Santos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Santos's defenses.
Santos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Santos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva lunges at Santos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Santos's hand.
Silva scores with the left hand. Santos knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Santos wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Felipe Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva cracks Santos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Santos fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva jabs Santos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva connects with the punch.
Santos walks into a left hand.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Santos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Santos wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
Santos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is looking to get back to is feet but Santos passes into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Santos trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.

Santos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Santos.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a right hand. Santos shakes it off.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Santos back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Santos misses with a low kick.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Santos on that attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
David Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A combination from Santos does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Felipe Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

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