PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Albert Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shogun Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Rob Zombie - More Human Than Human as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rodriguez
vs
Silva

187 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Nutrition
TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Albert Rodriguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Shogun Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that Rodriguez semi-blocks.

It looks like Albert Rodriguez has been cut.
Rodriguez misses with a head kick.
Rodriguez keeps the fight on the outside.

Rodriguez drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rodriguez is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Rodriguez looking to pass the guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Rodriguez preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Rodriguez closes the distance and clinches.

Rodriguez wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Rodriguez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Rodriguez defends easily.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rodriguez from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to stand up but Rodriguez is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Rodriguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Rodriguez pushes his legs off easily.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rodriguez passes into half guard.
Silva looks gassed!

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Rodriguez is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shogun Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodriguez connects with a high kick.

It looks like Shogun Silva has been cut.

Rodriguez scores a takedown into full mount!
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Rodriguez can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Rodriguez maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Albert Rodriguez dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Rodriguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rodriguez blocks it with crossed arms.
Rodriguez is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Albert Rodriguez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands an overhand right.
Rodriguez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva lands with a right hand.

Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rodriguez was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Rodriguez knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Rodriguez controlling his opponent.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Rodriguez's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rodriguez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Rodriguez has control of the leg.

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.
Silva gets back to full guard.

Silva working for a triangle but Rodriguez defends it easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Rodriguez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Rodriguez gets a clinch.

Rodriguez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Rodriguez scores a takedown into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva punching from the bottom.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rodriguez wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
It looks like Rodriguez is going to stand back up.

That's four 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.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Rodriguez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Rodriguez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick misses from Rodriguez.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Rodriguez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
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 Albert Rodriguez will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Rodriguez rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rodriguez has him pressed against the cage.
Rodriguez scores a nice knee to the body.
Rodriguez landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Rodriguez breaks from the clinch.
Rodriguez is looking to clinch.
Albert Rodriguez is winning the standup battle so far.

Rodriguez pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rodriguez connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Rodriguez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Rodriguez has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Rodriguez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Rodriguez content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Rodriguez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Albert Rodriguez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Rodriguez has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rodriguez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rodriguez sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Rodriguez won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

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.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rodriguez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Rodriguez fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rodriguez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva looks for a takedown but Rodriguez sprawls well.

Rodriguez moves into the clinch.

Rodriguez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rodriguez throws a head kick that misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rodriguez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva lands a head kick!
Rodriguez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shogun Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Rodriguez clinches.

Rodriguez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
Rodriguez wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rodriguez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Rodriguez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva keeping full guard, as Rodriguez tries to pass.

And that's the end of the fight!
Albert Rodriguez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rodriguez 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Albert Rodriguez!