PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farfas Waza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Waza

208 cm
24
302 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor 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, Farfas Waza!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Waza.
Waza keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Waza on his heels. He'll look to pass Waza's guard now, I'm sure.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Waza keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Waza wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Waza looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waza throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waza is keeping the position for now.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva postures up.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva dives in and grabs Waza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Waza pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Waza shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Waza or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Igor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Farfas Waza.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Igor Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Waza tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Silva.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A lull in the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Waza denies him.
Silva taking a breather here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Waza denies him.
You can see the frustration on Waza's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva takes a little break here. Waza wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Waza manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Waza wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Igor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is controlling Waza's trapped leg to prevent Waza from advancing to side control.
Waza wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

Silva kicks off Waza and gets to his feet.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Waza fails with a takedown attempt.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waza can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva taking a breather here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Igor Silva.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Waza saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Waza is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Igor Silva just wasn't active enough.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Waza to the ground. Silva is now in Waza's guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Waza is retaining full guard.
Silva passes Waza's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Waza blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva moves nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waza is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Waza for as long as he can get away with.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working away.

We're going to have a standup here because Igor Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Waza stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Waza fails with the takedown.
Waza fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Igor Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Waza is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva passes to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Waza takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
You can see the frustration on Waza's face as Silva controls the position.
Igor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva advances nicely into full mount.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Waza tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Igor Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva staying calm.
Silva advances to mount.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfas Waza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Igor Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Waza was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 for Igor Silva!
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight for Igor Silva!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Igor Silva!

Igor Silva wins by unanimous decision!