PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Igor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glock Glock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glock Glock acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Silva
vs
Glock

208 cm
25
308 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

217 cm
21
289 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 4 - 2 - 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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Glock Glock !
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Glock to the mat! Glock manages to get full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glock swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Glock is retaining full guard.
Silva stands and throws Glock 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Glock prevents Silva from improving position.
Silva just content to control the position.
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 throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva controls the position from side control.
Glock is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

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

Glock tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Glock is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Glock because Silva loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Glock trying desperately to get to his feet.
Glock looks winded!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

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

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Glock defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Glock is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Glock really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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 darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Glock defending well.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Glock wants to get back to his feet.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Glock is breathing heavily.

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 fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Glock to the ground. Silva is now in Glock 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Glock is keeping the position.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva passes to full mount!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Igor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Glock is being controlled here.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glock can do to turn this around?
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

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

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Glock did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Glock is defending the position.
Silva is taking a breather. Glock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva trying to move into half guard but instead Glock has managed to sweep!

Silva has his feet on Glock 's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

Silva shoots in and bounces Glock off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Glock takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

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

Glock gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva controlling from the top 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.

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

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Glock manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.

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

Glock gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Glock wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

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

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.

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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:24
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Silva!