PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wojtek Szyszka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Szyszka

189 cm
21
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

200 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wojtek Szyszka!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Szyszka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.

Szyszka is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Szyszka persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Szyszka must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Szyszka looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Szyszka controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva pushes down on Szyszka's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Szyszka pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Szyszka is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva wants to stand but Szyszka has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszka is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Szyszka is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Szyszka trying to control the position.
Szyszka working a defensive guard but Silva manages to pass into side control anyway.
Szyszka tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyszka can't do much from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Szyszka can do anything to dispel that myth.
Szyszka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Szyszka is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Szyszka is looking to reverse the position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Szyszka keeps working.
Szyszka wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Szyszka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Szyszka looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva looks for a takedown but Szyszka sprawls well.

Szyszka scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Szyszka just content to control the position.
Szyszka throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Szyszka wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Szyszka just content to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva parries the strikes from Szyszka easily there. Szyszka is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Szyszka misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Szyszka takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is not content to let Szyszka control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Szyszka controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wojtek Szyszka dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Szyszka rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Szyszka tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Szyszka avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szyszka prevents it.

Szyszka works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Szyszka stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva tries for a takedown but Szyszka circles away easily
and Szyszka counters with an inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Szyszka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Szyszka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is trying to escape the position but Szyszka is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Szyszka.
Szyszka controlling from side mount.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Szyszka trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

Szyszka has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyszka throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Szyszka misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Szyszka's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Szyszka escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva trying to control but Szyszka is working from the bottom.

Szyszka kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.

Szyszka drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Szyszka lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szyszka is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szyszka not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Szyszka is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Szyszka sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Szyszka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Szyszka wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Szyszka performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Szyszka sits in half guard.

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

Szyszka shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Szyszka is controlling the pace.
Szyszka missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wojtek Szyszka 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!

Szyszka rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Szyszka manages to break the clinch.

Silva gets caught napping as Szyszka dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Szyszka trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Szyszka gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Szyszka drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Szyszka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szyszka wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szyszka postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szyszka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Szyszka stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Szyszka accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Szyszka closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wojtek Szyszka has got the better of the ground game so far.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Szyszka in particular looking to stall.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
It looks like Szyszka is going to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szyszka content to control rather than advance.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Szyszka trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Wojtek Szyszka wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Szyszka counters by moving into the clinch.

Szyszka breaks from the clinch.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Szyszka to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva keeping moving, preventing Szyszka from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Szyszka decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva blocks a head kick by Szyszka.
Szyszka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Szyszka. Szyszka maintains the clinch.
Szyszka is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to break free but Szyszka pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Szyszka jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Szyszka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szyszka not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Szyszka bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Szyszka passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Szyszka is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Szyszka is controlling well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jose Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wojtek Szyszka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Szyszka passes to side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wojtek Szyszka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Szyszka 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wojtek Szyszka!