PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rapidinho Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Gracie
vs
Silva

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
20
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rapidinho Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Mauricio Rocha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gracie pinned against the cage. Gracie gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva tries for a takedown but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Caio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Gracie shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva throwing hammer fists to the chest of Gracie. What's that going to do exactly?
Gracie looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Gracie is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Silva wants to control but Gracie is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva is not content to let Gracie control the position.
Silva wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy.
Silva is staying active underneath Gracie, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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.

Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva pulls Gracie in close to his closed guard and prevents Gracie from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around but Gracie manages to pass to half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Gracie's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Gracie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.

Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Gracie's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gracie.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Gracie shows good takedown defense.
Gracie tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Gracie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

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.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gracie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Silva winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to control here.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.
Gracie wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is looking to stall here but Gracie recovers full guard.
Gracie looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Silva scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caio Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Gracie looking to control.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Gracie has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Gracie tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gracie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gracie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva controlling the action here.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Gracie actively working from the bottom here.

That's four 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 is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gracie defends it well.
Gracie missing with punches from the bottom.
Gracie is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

And that's the end of the fight!
Caio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30

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