PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Enzo Galasso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Galasso
vs
Silva

170 cm
26
164 lbs
11 - 14 - 0

180 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Enzo Galasso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks a jab.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galasso avoids it.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Silva stalls.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva avoiding damage.
Galasso is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Galasso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Galasso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Galasso. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.

Silva drives through and clinches with Galasso against the cage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Galasso avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galasso.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Galasso's ribcage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Galasso pulls guard successfully.
Galasso seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Galasso is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Galasso working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Silva is working for a kimura but Galasso is defending it quite comfortably.
Galasso is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Galasso is looking to reverse the position.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Galasso has escaped the position, nice work there.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva gets to mount! Galasso was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galasso is wriggling around trying to escape.
Galasso is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Galasso gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Galasso avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Galasso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Galasso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Galasso stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Galasso fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working Galasso over with knees to the body.
Galasso tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Galasso. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Galasso up against the cage.
Silva is pushing Galasso up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

Galasso manages to pull guard.

Galasso had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pushing down on Galasso's leg trying to pass to half guard. Galasso is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Galasso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Galasso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Galasso won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Silva is thwarting Galasso's attempts to control the position.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Galasso does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Galasso defends it well.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to finish Galasso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Galasso!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control the pace but Galasso is squirming around nicely.
Galasso is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Galasso hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Galasso is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to control the pace but Galasso is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva staying out of range there.
Galasso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Galasso.

Silva has Galasso up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Alex Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Galasso blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Galasso's ribcage.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Galasso's ribcage.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Galasso drops back down to his feet.
Galasso is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Enzo Galasso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Enzo Galasso. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Galasso drops back down to his feet.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Galasso jumps guard but Silva stands there with Galasso around his waist. Galasso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Galasso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galasso avoids it.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Galasso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Galasso blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva taking a breather.
Galasso managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galasso is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Galasso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Galasso's face.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Galasso is blocking nicely.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Galasso avoids the damage to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Galasso avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Galasso blocks with his arms.
Galasso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alex Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Galasso fails to pull guard.
Galasso tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galasso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Galasso is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Galasso on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Galasso letting Silva take a breather here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 26:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 26:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 26:30

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