PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Bento (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silvia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silvia
vs
Bento

190 cm
19
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

193 cm
20
201 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silvia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remy Bento!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvia looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bento is fending him off so far but Silvia persists. Nope, Bento circles away and we're back to standing.

Bento clinches.
Bento tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silvia smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Bento misses.
Silvia tries to clinch

and Bento counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bento thows a big elbow that misses.
Bentois looking to pass into half guard but Silvia pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Silvia is in guard.

Bento wriggles free and stands up.
Bento misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Silvia or perhaps it was just good defense by Bento which made him look bad.
A combination from Bento does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bento rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bento misses with a body shot.
Bento's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bento duly obliges.
Bento keeps the fight on the outside.
Silvia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bento.
Bento will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bento throws a front kick aimed at Silvia's knee but Silvia avoids it well.
Bento fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bento keeps the fight on the outside.
Bento swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvia.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silvia walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bento lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bento.
Anderson Silvia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Remy Bento.
Bento throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silvia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bento circles away from the clinch attempt

and Bento counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silvia's guard now.
Bento trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bento looking to pass the guard.
Bento not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silvia has momentary wrist control but Bento slips an elbow through the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bento trying to control but Silvia is working from the bottom.
Bento in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bento connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bento lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Silvia utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bento looking to pass the guard.

Bento gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bento fails to land the takedown.
Bento will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silvia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bento throws a combination that misses

and Silvia moves into the clinch.
Silvia throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bento blocks it with crossed arms.
Silvia landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Bento has clasped his hands together around Silvia's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bento working the ground and pound but Silvia is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bento dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silvia has a takedown stuffed.
Bento fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvia manages to avoid it.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bento swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bento shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bento showed some decent athleticism there.
Bento thows a huge punch but Silvia dodges it nicely.
Bento misses with a head shot. Silvia uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bento must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bento throws a big right hand that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvia keeping full guard, as Bento tries to pass.
Bento is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Bento stands and steps away. Silvia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bento misses with a few strikes there.
Bento misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bento closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bento lands in his opponent's guard.
Bento postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bento wants to pass the guard but Silvia is keeping the position.
Bento missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Silvia is working an open guard so Bento takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bento misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Bento does no damage.
Anderson Silvia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bento swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silvia counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silvia.
Bento tries for a takedown but Silvia manages to get underhooks.

Bento decides to pull guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bento manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bento has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silvia's face.
Bento thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bento working Silvia over with strikes here.

It looks like Anderson Silvia has been cut.
Silvia is looking to improve his position but Bento isn't that keen on the idea.
Bento landing strikes from the mount.
Silvia slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bento throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvia wants to improve his position but Bento is controlling well.
Bento wants to control but Silvia is keeping him busy.
Bento not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Remy Bento has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silvia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bento scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bento passes to full mount!
Bento looking to finish with strikes here!
The referee warns Silvia that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Remy Bento showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silvia's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Bento throws a right hand that Silvia ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvia also avoids with ease.

Bento shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bento showed some decent athleticism there.
Bento wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Bento throws a strike but Silvia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bento trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bento stands and steps away. Silvia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silvia tries to clinch up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Bento or perhaps it was just good defense by Silvia which made him look bad.
Bento tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bento avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bento looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silvia is fending him off so far but Bento persists. Nope, Silvia circles away and we're back to standing.
Silvia is looking to clinch.
Silvia tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bento paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bento lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bento.
Bento misses with a series of wild punches.
Bento throws a series of punches but Silvia moves out of range.
Bento's corner calls for a 1-2. Bento obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Bento darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bento controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bento looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bento working over Silvia with some ground and pound. Silvia looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silvia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bento.
Bento wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvia keeps working.
Bento throws a strike but Silvia avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Bento stands and steps away. Silvia gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silvia tries to clinch up but Bento circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bento as he avoids it easily.
Bento fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silvia is out of range.
Silvia tries to clinch but Bento is having none of it.

Bento shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bento was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia taking shots to the head.
Silvia is trying desperately to improve position.
Bento thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bento throwing strikes here but Silvia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bento sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bento throwing strikes here but Silvia is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Bento goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silvia turns into him and now he's in Bento's guard.
Bento keeping moving, preventing Silvia from controlling successfully.

Bento escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silvia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bento working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Remy Bento comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bento winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remy Bento!