PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zenobio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sandro Visa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Amazing - Kanye West blaring out of the sound system. 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
Visa

175 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Zenobio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sandro Visa!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Matheus Silva and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Visa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Visa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Visa shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Visa is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Visa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Visa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Visa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Visa advances position into side control!

Visa thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Visa control the position.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Visa is controlling him well.

Visa goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Visa but great work by Silva.

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Visa tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Visa looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Visa to his feet.
Visa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Visa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

Visa moves into the clinch successfully.
Visa fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Zenobio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Visa.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Visa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Visa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Sandro Visa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silva stands up.
Silva lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a push kick but Visa slaps the foot to one side.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Visa has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Visa misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Visa.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Visa is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Visa wants to get back to full guard but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Visa can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Visa really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Visa can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Visa is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Visa wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zenobio Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Visa closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Visa on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Visa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Visa has him pressed against the cage.
Visa keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Visa trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to stand up but Visa is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Visa landing some decent shots from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Visa controls from within his opponent's guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Visa defends easily.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Visa from controlling successfully.

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.
Visa chips away with some ground and pound.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Visa throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.

Visa feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Visa changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Visa has passed into half guard!

Visa decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Visa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva throws a right and a left that Visa avoids nicely.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Visa. Visa obviously looking to wear him down.
Visa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Visa really felt that one!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Visa misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zenobio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sandro Visa.
Visa jumps guard but Silva stands there with Visa around his waist. Visa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Visa goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Visa moves out of range.

That's four 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.

Silva pushes Visa up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Visa wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Visa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva wants to control the pace but Visa is squirming around nicely.
Visa is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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 Zenobio Silva will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Visa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Visa tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Visa fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Visa.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Visa dives on top into guard.
Visa passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Visa lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Visa wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Zenobio Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to improve his position.

Visa working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Visa is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Visa is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Visa is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Visa is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Visa content to control rather than advance.
Visa is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silva reverses the position - he's now on top in Visa's guard.
Visa wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Visa drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Visa throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Visa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Visa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and Visa counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Visa passes to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Visa wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Visa.
Silva wants to control but Visa is having none of it.
Visa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Zenobio Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sandro Visa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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