PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by sambo de janeiro. Tiago Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Gracie

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gracie fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Gracie is now in Silva's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gracie wants to stand up but Silva is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Silva is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Gracie fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Gracie persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gracie.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Gracie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Gracie eventually gives up the hold.
Gracie thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Gracie dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Gracie is looking to stall here but Silva recovers full guard.
Gracie wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Gracie.

Gracie shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Gracie was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gracie trying to control but Silva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gracie throwing strikes but Silva recovers to half guard. A much better position.
Gracie tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Poor strikes thrown by Gracie there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
BOOM! Gracie connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gracie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gracie wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gracie has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Gracie.

Gracie darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is concentrating on defense, preventing Gracie from advancing position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Tiago Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Gracie is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gracie tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Gracie comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gracie 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Gracie!