PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jurgis Tatumas (ranked 4343 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 528 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Tatumas
vs
Silva

178 cm
18
213
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
22
205
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jurgis Tatumas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tatumas on his heels. He'll look to pass Tatumas's guard now, I'm sure.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tatumas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control but Tatumas is working from the bottom.
Tatumas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatumas looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes into half guard.
Tatumas might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tatumas controlling the position well.
Tatumas could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Tatumas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tatumas tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tatumas is doing well to control the position and prevent Silva from advancing to side control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Tatumas was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Silva stuns Tatumas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatumas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatumas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Tatumas looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Silva darts in and clinches Tatumas up against the cage.
Tatumas is trying to stall.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tatumas after a bit of a struggle.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tatumas gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Tatumas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatumas 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. Tatumas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Tatumas tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Tatumas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatumas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatumas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Tatumas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jurgis Tatumas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Silva.
No joy there for Tatumas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tatumas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Tatumas scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

Tatumas avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatumas wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tatumas misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dives in and grabs Tatumas's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tatumas pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
It looked like Tatumas wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tatumas sprawls well. Tatumas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Jurgis Tatumas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Tatumas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatumas throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Tatumas has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatumas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Tatumas wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Jose Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatumas stops Silva from standing up.
Tatumas wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Tatumas trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Tatumas gets a takedown into half guard.
Tatumas seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Tatumas stalling.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tatumas wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatumas controlling the action here.
Silva gets full guard.

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.
Tatumas trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatumas wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tatumas throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch there but Tatumas circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Tatumas on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tatumas swivels and escapes.

Tatumas shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tatumas.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Tatumas sits in half guard.
Tatumas wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jurgis Tatumas dominated that second round.
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 looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatumas tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Jurgis Tatumas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatumas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tatumas defends well and Silva ends up having to push Tatumas into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jose Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tatumas to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatumas trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatumas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva working for a triangle but Tatumas defends it easily.
Tatumas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva controls Tatumas momentarily but Tatumas frees himself.
Tatumas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tatumas lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatumas wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatumas wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Tatumas is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatumas is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatumas is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tatumas is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Tatumas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tatumas tries to get out of the position.
Tatumas tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Tatumas tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Silva has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tatumas's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tatumas wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Tatumas frees his head quite easily.
Tatumas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jurgis Tatumas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jose Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jose 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight for Jose Silva!
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight for Jose Silva!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Jose Silva!

Jose Silva wins by unanimous decision!