PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raoul Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Tudman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Tudman

177 cm
19
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Brute
KAISER

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Raoul Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, General Tudman!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tudman keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva tries for a takedown but Tudman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tudman is looking to escape.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Tudman is working away.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Tudman is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tudman defending well though.
Silva throwing shots but Tudman is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tudman keeps working.
Tudman wants to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Tudman defends it.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Tudman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tudman tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

Tudman manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tudman on his heels. He'll look to pass Tudman's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Tudman has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudman working a defensive guard here.
Silva forces his way into half guard.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tudman to get to his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Tudman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Tudman.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tudman is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Tudman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tudman throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Tudman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Tudman lands with a right hand.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tudman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice shot by Tudman.
Tudman fails to land with a series of punches.
Tudman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tudman motions for Silva to come forward. Tudman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Tudman moves out of range easily.

Tudman fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Tudman is now in Silva's guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudman is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tudman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to control but Tudman passes easily into half guard.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Tudman jumps into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tudman in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Tudman scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but General Tudman will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tudman is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Tudman throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Tudman.

Tudman gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Tudman is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tudman up against the cage.
Silva is looking to control Tudman's arms but Tudman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Tudman wants to break free but Silva has control.

Silva breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tudman misses with a two punch combination.
Tudman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Tudman counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Tudman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Tudman!
Tudman misses with a low kick.
Tudman looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Tudman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tudman shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudman stops Silva from standing up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tudman won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Raoul Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Tudman throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.

Tudman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva is wriggling around but Tudman manages to pass to half guard.
Tudman not doing much here.
Raoul Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tudman decides to stand and escape the position.
Tudman works the jab nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Tudman shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Tudman.
Tudman clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A combination from Tudman does no damage.
General Tudman seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tudman misses with a two punch combination.
Raoul Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tudman slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tudman stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.

Tudman scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva wants to control but Tudman is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

General Tudman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Tudman lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Tudman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tudman throws a one two combo.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tudman!
Tudman tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Tudman working to try and regain half guard.
Silva trying to control but Tudman is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Tudman lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Tudman moves out of range.

Tudman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Tudman decides to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tudman throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tudman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tudman swinging wildly here.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Tudman tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tudman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tudman throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Tudman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Tudman has control of the leg.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tudman tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Tudman trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Tudman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
General Tudman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raoul Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tudman misses with a jab, cross combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tudman throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Tudman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raoul Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tudman lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

And that's the end of the fight!
General Tudman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tudman 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Tudman!
General Tudman took some time post fight to say the following; 'Glup sam ko kurac, al sam uspio dobit'.