PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh Jonh Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonh Jonh Da Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Brandon Harper's chin.

Harper
vs
Jonh Da Silva

187 cm
24
120 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

175 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brandon Harper!
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, Jonh Jonh Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Da Silva is defended easily by Harper.

Harper clinches.
Harper is trying to push Da Silva away but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Harper gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Harper drags the fight down to the ground.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Da Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Harper gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Harper wants to pass the guard but Da Silva is keeping the position.
Harper wants to get up but he can't break Da Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Harper from controlling successfully.
Da Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Harper is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brandon Harper.
Harper misses with the combination.
Harper shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Harper keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a head kick.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Brandon Harper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonh Jonh Da Silva.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Harper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Da Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Da Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harper avoids it really well and circles away.
Harper closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva checks a low kick from Harper.
Harper misses with a kick to the body.
Harper punishes Da Silva's body with a nice straight punch.

Da Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Harper pulls Da Silva into guard.
Harper controlling Da Silva's posture.
Harper is trying to keep Da Silva in close.
Harper tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Da Silva throws a strike but Harper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet but Harper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Harper really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Harper won't allow Da Silva to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva pulls Harper in close to his closed guard and prevents Harper from doing any damage or advancing position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harper tries to bum rush Da Silva with a series of wild strikes but Da Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Brandon Harper will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Da Silva dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.
Harper fails with the takedown.
Harper shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Harper tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Da Silva.
Harper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Harper blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva misses with a body kick.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.
Horrible takedown by Da Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Harper which made him look bad.
Da Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Harper avoids it really well and circles away.
Da Silva misses with a looping left.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harper is looking for a takedown.
Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Harper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Da Silva wants a takedown.
Harper is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Harper down to the mat. Harper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Da Silva leaves Harper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a combination

and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Da Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Harper fails to pull guard.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harper fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva tries to clinch but Harper moves out of range.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Harper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harper pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but Harper keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harper.
Da Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Harper.
Harper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harper defends well and Da Silva ends up having to push Harper into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Da Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Harper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harper misses with a punch to the body.
Harper is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Da Silva breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jonh Jonh Da Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Da Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Harper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Da Silva forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Harper wants a takedown.
Harper can't get the takedown.
Da Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Harper walks away with a smile on his face. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Harper. Harper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Harper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Harper blocks a head kick by Da Silva.
Harper shoots for a double leg takedown but Da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Harper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Harper but Harper pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harper pinned against the cage. Harper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Da Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Harper clinches up against the cage.
Harper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva wants the takedown. Harper is fighting it off but Da Silva persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Harper's guard against the cage.
Harper trying to control the position.
Harper is pulling down on Da Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Da Silva, at least for the moment.
Harper tries to strike from the bottom.

Harper has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Da Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Harper pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harper stuffs the takedown attempt from Da Silva. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Harper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Harper as he jumps to the side.
Harper scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to clinch there but Da Silva circles away.

Da Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

Harper breaks from the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jonh Jonh Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper fails with the takedown.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Harper as he avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jonh Jonh Da Silva.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

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