PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergio Aguero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Aguero

179 cm
29
170 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

180 cm
22
175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sergio Aguero!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Aguero as Silva shoots in.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Aguero counters by moving into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aguero lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Scott Silva has been cut.
Aguero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Aguero stalling the fight.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aguero stalling.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Aguero tries to tie him up.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguero works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aguero walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva checks a low kick from Aguero.
Aguero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Aguero clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Aguero.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Aguero has double underhooks.
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Aguero using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aguero lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
Nice body punch from Aguero.
Aguero pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Aguero - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero stalling in the clinch.
Aguero lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Aguero 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.
Aguero creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Aguero leaning against his opponent.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Aguero prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Aguero uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aguero lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Aguero pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aguero misses with a body punch.
Aguero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Aguero lands with a left to the head.
Aguero keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Aguero working Silva over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Aguero obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva jumps guard but Aguero turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aguero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Aguero lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Aguero tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aguero misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aguero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Aguero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva wants to clinch but Aguero slips to the side
and Aguero counters with a thumping low kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva darts in and clinches Aguero up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aguero smiles and moves away.
Aguero looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

Aguero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Aguero won't allow it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero has him pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Aguero scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aguero.
Aguero using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Aguero has Silva pressed against the cage.
Aguero with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguero lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva can't break the clinch.
Aguero putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aguero lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aguero landing knees to the head.
Aguero utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Aguero - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aguero with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aguero crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Aguero misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Aguero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aguero just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
Aguero lands a left hand.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aguero just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aguero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Aguero with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aguero misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aguero lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Aguero lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Aguero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Aguero tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Aguero throws knees to the body.
Aguero unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aguero landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Aguero.
Aguero lands a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aguero connects with a knee to the head.
Aguero connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aguero tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aguero will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sergio Aguero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scott Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Aguero looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Aguero. Those never looked like landing.
Aguero blocks a head kick by Silva.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aguero throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to pull guard but Aguero forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Aguero displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Aguero misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pull guard but Aguero won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aguero scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aguero smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aguero misses with a low kick.
Aguero fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Sergio Aguero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aguero fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Aguero pinned against the cage. Aguero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aguero has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva tries for a takedown but Aguero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sergio Aguero is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Aguero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aguero throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aguero.
A bone on bone clash there as Aguero blocks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aguero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Aguero.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Aguero which made him look bad.
Aguero throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Aguero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Aguero with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aguero throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sergio Aguero seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Aguero lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to work over Aguero's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva letting Aguero take a breather here.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Aguero turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva gets control of Aguero's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Aguero controls the pace.
Scott Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Let's hope that Aguero has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sergio Aguero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aguero 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergio Aguero!
A victorious Sergio Aguero thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.