PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Butovisk Quik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Quik
vs
Da Silva

190 cm
25
266 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
22
258 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Butovisk Quik!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Da Silva clinches.
Still in the clinch, Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Quik is controlling him.
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quik stalling in the clinch but Da Silva improves position.
Quik drops down looking for an ankle pick but Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Da Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Da Silva.

It looks like Butovisk Quik has been cut.
Horrible takedown by Quik or perhaps it was just good defense by Da Silva which made him look bad.
Alberto Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Quik stalling in the clinch but Da Silva improves position.
Quik is trying to force a seperation but Da Silva has the dominant position.
Quik tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butovisk Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Quik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quik tries to circle away but Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
Quik wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Quik tries for a takedown. No joy.
Quik is breathing heavily.
Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Quik keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Quik has double underhooks.
Quik prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Quik in a clinch.
Da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Quik has the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break free but Quik has control.
Da Silva lands a left hand.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Quik keeps him there for the moment.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Quik swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.
Quik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Quik's head.
Da Silva pushes Quik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quik tries to pull guard but Da Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Quik takes a shot to the head.

Da Silva manages to break the clinch.
Quik tries a head kick but it misses.

Da Silva darts in and clinches Quik up against the cage.
Quik has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Quik is looking to take this one to the mat.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva tries to break the clinch but Quik is controlling the position.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quik backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
A short right from Da Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva lands a left hand.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Da Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Da Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Quik tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.

Da Silva has closed the distance and engaged Quik in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Butovisk Quik's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Quik shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Butovisk Quik is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Quik tries to clinch but Da Silva is having none of it.
Quik displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva lands with a straight right. Quik didn't see that one coming.
Da Silva cracks Quik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quik wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Quik has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Quik looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Da Silva lands with a left to the head.
Quik has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Quik tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butovisk Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quik keeps control of Da Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Quik keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Quik has him pinned against the cage.
Da Silva wants to break free but Quik has control.
Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quik fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Quik's head.
Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Quik tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Da Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Da Silva tries to break the clinch but Quik is controlling the position.
Quik wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Quik tries a body shot but Da Silva blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to break free but Quik pushes him back against the cage.
Da Silva wants to break free but Quik has control.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Quik has him pinned against the cage.
Quik is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Da Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Quik takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alberto Da Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Quik has him pressed against the cage.
Quik is trying to pull guard but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Da Silva.
A short right from Da Silva.

Quik pulls guard successfully.
Quik looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva won't allow Quik to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Quik preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Quik is trying to keep Da Silva in close.
Da Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Da Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Da Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Quik is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Da Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Quik throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Da Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Quik. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alberto Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Butovisk Quik's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Nice sprawl there from Da Silva as Quik shoots in.

Da Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quik has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Quik trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Da Silva.
Quik looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Butovisk Quik. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Quik has double underhooks.
Quik takes a shot to the head.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Da Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Quik has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Quik prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands with a right to the head.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quik slips a jab and a cross from Da Silva.
Da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alberto Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Quik tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.

Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Quik back into the cage.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Quik keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Quik is trying to break free.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Da Silva lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Quik's head.
Quik trying to stall but Da Silva improves his position.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva pushes Quik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quik keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.
Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Quik backwards.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Da Silva keeps control of Quik as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Da Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Da Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quik has had enough of the clinch but Da Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Da Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quik fails to pull guard.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quik fails to pull guard.
Da Silva pushes Quik back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Quik takes a shot to the head.
Quik has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Quik has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Da Silva uses from the top position.
Da Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Quik looking for a sweep. Not yet Quik, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Quik lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Da Silva!
Da Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Da Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Da Silva is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Quik has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva prevents Quik from getting a body triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Da Silva 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

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