PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Larson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jerry Larson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Julian Silva's chin.

Larson
vs
Silva

165 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Larson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva regains half guard.
Larson prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Larson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Larson!
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larson's face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Larson working to try and regain half guard.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Larson is trying desperately to improve position.
Larson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Larson blocking the ground and pound.
Larson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Larson is defending the position.
Larson is looking to improve his position.
Silva throwing shots but Larson is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
Larson is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Julian Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Larson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva throws a strike but Larson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Larson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Larson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

We're going to have a standup here because Jerry Larson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Larson defends well and Silva ends up having to push Larson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Larson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Larson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julian Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Larson sprawls well.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a nice leg kick.
Jerry Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Silva.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Larson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Larson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larson manages to get himself to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

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

Larson drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Larson preventing the sweep.

Silva has his foot on Larson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Larson works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Larson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Larson is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Larson has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Larson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva gets back to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Larson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Larson stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jerry Larson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Larson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Larson counters with a nice leg kick.
Larson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larson wants it to stay on the feet.
Larson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Larson counters with an inside leg kick.
Larson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Larson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Larson counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva checks a low kick from Larson.
Silva avoids the head kick by Larson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Larson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Larson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Larson wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerry Larson dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Larson throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Larson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
A lull in the action here.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Larson keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva parries the strikes from Larson easily there. Larson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jerry Larson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Larson has control of the leg.
Larson wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larson's back!
Larson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Silva.
Silva has Larson flattened out and is raining down punches.
Larson wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.
Larson is trying to break free.
I would not like to be Larson right now.
Larson trying to control but not successfully.
Larson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Larson prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Silva is controlling the position but Larson somehow manages to roll and ends up with half guard.
Larson holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Larson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Larson counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Larson's waist but Larson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Jerry Larson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julian Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Larson circles away.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Larson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Larson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Larson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Larson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Larson throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Larson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Larson counters with a leg kick.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Larson counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jerry Larson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Larson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 for Jerry Larson!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Jerry Larson!
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight for Jerry Larson!

Jerry Larson wins by unanimous decision!