PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dan Sergeant (ranked 3976 p4p, 195 weight class) and Pablo Jr Silva (ranked 4922 p4p, 226 weight class). Pablo Jr Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Sergeant
vs
Jr Silva

175 cm
30
139 lbs
10 - 9 - 1

169 cm
30
143 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Sergeant!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pablo Jr Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sergeant shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sergeant avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Sergeant kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Sergeant is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Sergeant takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

Sergeant has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Silva is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.

Sergeant has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Sergeant avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sergeant has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sergeant controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergeant is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sergeant trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to sweep here but Sergeant controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sergeant trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sergeant has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sergeant's guard.

Silva trying to control but Sergeant is working from the bottom.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sergeant is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Sergeant is retaining full guard.

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 wants to control from the top but Sergeant keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Sergeant avoids it really well and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sergeant defends it nicely.
Sergeant has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Sergeant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva misses with a low kick.
Sergeant changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dan Sergeant is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sergeant uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sergeant sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Sergeant looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Sergeant is keeping busy.
Silva wants to improve his position but Sergeant is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Sergeant jumps into side control!
Sergeant is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sergeant tries to advance to mount but can't.
Sergeant in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Sergeant keeps him under control.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Sergeant is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Sergeant lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Sergeant has control of the leg.
Sergeant trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Sergeant controlling the action here.
Sergeant wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Sergeant has control of the leg.
Sergeant seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sergeant wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sergeant knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sergeant clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Sergeant shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Sergeant's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sergeant works the jab nicely.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sergeant.
Sergeant scoring well with a low kick there.
Sergeant scores with a jab to the jaw.

Silva is rocked!
Silva switches off momentarily and Sergeant cracks him with a monster right hand! Silva topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sergeant dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sergeant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dan Sergeant!