PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wandy Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yazan Naber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Wandy Silver has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silver
vs
Naber

189 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Wandy Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yazan Naber!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naber fails with a takedown attempt.
Naber looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Silver is looking to clinch but Naber is avoiding it.
Silver moves in looking to clinch but Naber pushes him off.
Silver throws a right hand that Naber ducks under and follows up with a left that Naber also avoids with ease.
Silver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silver is looking to clinch but Naber is avoiding it.
Wandy Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver looks to land a combination but Naber avoids it well.
Silver throws a left that rocks Naber and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Silver dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Naber regain composure!

Naber is rocked!

It looks like Yazan Naber has been cut.
Naber can't do much from the bottom here.
Naber is still in real trouble! Can Silver finish him?

Silver stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Naber seems to have recovered his senses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Naber showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Naber avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naber swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silver fails to land with a series of punches.
Silver throws a series of strikes that have Naber backpedaling.
Naber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silver tries to avoid it but Naber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silver to the ground. Silver escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but Naber bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.

Naber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silver tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Naber has taken his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naber misses with an elbow to the head.

Silver is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Naber gets his way!
Silver holding both Naber 's hands and preventing any damage.
What can Silver do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

Naber is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Silver is defending well though. Naber let's go of the attempt for now.
Silver trying to get back to his feet but Naber is in full control for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Naber is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silver has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Naber tries to keep control of the position but Silver is staying busy.
Silver trying to get back to his feet but Naber is in full control for now.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Naber on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wandy Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yazan Naber's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A combination from Silver does no damage.
Decent striking displayed by Silver there.
Silver tries to clinch there but Naber circles away.
Naber has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silver cracks Naber with a right hand to the side of the head.
Naber closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silver circles away.
Silver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Naber swats away the attempt to clinch by Silver.
Silver throws a series of punches but Naber moves out of range.
Silver wants to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Naber or perhaps it was just good defense by Silver which made him look bad.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Naber paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Naber scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Naber trying to control the position but Silver is working away.
Naber tries to move to mount but Silver blocks the move with his legs.
Naber advances to mount.

Naber looking to secure an arm triangle but Silver defends it well.
Silver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Naber wants to finish this one by submission but Silver is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Naber.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Naber is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silver is surviving well by controlling Naber's body position as best he can.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.

Naber looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Naber working for a guillotine from mount but Silver is in no mood to give up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naber sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Wandy Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yazan Naber'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!

Silver throws a right hand that Naber ducks under and follows up with a left that Naber also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Silver misses.
Wandy Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver misses with a double jab.
Silver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naber dodges the punch combination from Silver.

Naber gets a takedown into half guard.
Naber moves into full mount! Silver won't be happy about that!

Naber is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silver can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Naber takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Naber misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Yazan Naber has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Naber putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Silver tries to buck Naber off but Naber takes his back!
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Naber lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silver hold on?!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.

Silver is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Naber punches the canvas rather than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naber misses with an elbow to the head.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Silver covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Silver has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Yazan Naber comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silver 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wandy Silver!