PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayson Satudarah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Satudarah

200 cm
24
228 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayson Satudarah!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Satudarah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Satudarah's guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Satudarah wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Satudarah trying to control the position.
Silva prevents Satudarah from getting back to his feet.
Satudarah striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Satudarah's guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva trying to control but Satudarah is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Satudarah swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Satudarah actively working from the bottom here.
Satudarah trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.

Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Satudarah on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva scores with a jab.

It looks like Jayson Satudarah has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Satudarah tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Satudarah's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Satudarah is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Satudarah looks winded!
Silva wants to control from the top but Satudarah keeps moving.
Satudarah should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Carlo Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Satudarah trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Satudarah defends easily.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Satudarah throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Satudarah must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Satudarah from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva wants to hit a switch here but Satudarah passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Satudarah throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Satudarah misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Satudarah's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Silva scores with a takedown into Satudarah's guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Satudarah is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Satudarah's thigh, looking to free his foot. Satudarah is holding on for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satudarah trying to control from the bottom.
Satudarah gets back to full guard.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlo Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Satudarah is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Satudarah preventing the sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the position but Satudarah says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is pressing down on Satudarah's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Satudarah won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Satudarah wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Satudarah has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Satudarah's guard.
Satudarah keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Carlo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva wants to clinch up but Satudarah keeps it at a distance.
Satudarah closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Satudarah to the mat! Satudarah manages to get full guard.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Satudarah has wrist control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.

Silva stands and steps away. Satudarah gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Satudarah is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Silva stands up and waves to Satudarah to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlo Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Satudarah's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Satudarah on his heels. He'll look to pass Satudarah's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Satudarah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Satudarah!
Satudarah is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Satudarah won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.
Satudarah looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Satudarah has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Satudarah is one step ahead there.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Satudarah working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah looking to pass the guard.
Satudarah prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Satudarah can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Satudarah has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Satudarah's legs - danger averted.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

Silva has Satudarah up against the cage in a clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Satudarah has a takedown stuffed.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Satudarah can do to turn this around?

Silva closes the distance and pushes Satudarah back into the cage.

Satudarah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Satudarah tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Carlo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Satudarah avoids it.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Satudarah!
Jayson Satudarah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlo Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Satudarah avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Carlo Silva!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Carlo Silva!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Carlo Silva!

Carlo Silva wins by unanimous decision!