PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wrestling Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Wrestling Guy has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Wrestling Guy seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Guy
vs
Silva

178 cm
29
168 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

170 cm
28
166 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Darkness
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wrestling Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcelo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy scores with a jab to the body.

Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Guy lands a left hand.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy misses with a body punch.
Silva jumps guard but Guy stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Silva jumps guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has Guy pulled in close to control his posture.
Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Guy stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Guy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Guy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Guy showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Guy moves into the clinch.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Guy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Guy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guy lands a right hand.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Guy back against the ropes.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Silva pulls Guy into guard.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Guy from controlling successfully.
Silva controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Guy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva is trying to keep Guy in close.
Guy controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Guy dominated that round.
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.

Silva fails with the takedown.

Guy clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Guy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Silva jumps guard but Guy stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wrestling Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Silva.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Guy throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Guy smiles and moves away.

Guy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Guy to keep the fight standing.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy misses with some punches.
Guy lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Guy tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva jumps guard but Guy turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Guy can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Guy uses from the top position.
Silva looking to control.
Silva is controlling Guy's posture.
Guy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy is stalling in the full guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Guy is proving a slippery customer.
Guy wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva pulls Guy in to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Guy wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marcelo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Guy rushes Silva and presses him up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Guy has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Guy turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Guy scores with a nice short uppercut.

Silva ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Guy looking to pass the guard.
Guy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guy wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Guy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Guy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Guy wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva trying to control the position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Guy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Guy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wrestling Guy dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Guy darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Guy.
Guy working aggressively here.
Silva tries to stall but Guy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Guy gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Guy gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Silva is rocked!
Guy misses with some punches.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Guy finish him?
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva blocking some punches.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Silva blocking some punches.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Guy working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy throws a head punch that misses.
Guy swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guy has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva tries to pull guard but Guy forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guy.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Guy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Guy turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Wrestling Guy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcelo Silva.
Guy lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy working aggressively here.
Guy is pressed up against the ropes. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Guy down to the mat. Guy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wrestling Guy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Guy. Guy maintains the clinch.
Guy tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Guy lands a body punch.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Guy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Guy lands a left hand.
Silva tries to pull guard but Guy forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Guy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Silva with a big uppercut! Silva tries to clinch up but Guy pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Silva to the mat! Silva covers up and Guy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wrestling Guy!
Wrestling Guy retains his lightweight title!
Post fight, Wrestling Guy stared into the camera and said 'Oh well thats another step to greatness. next step is to get a HOF in UFF and then no-one will be able to stop me.'.
Marcelo Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuuuuuuuucccccckkkkkk'.