PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 602 p4p, 266 weight class) and Bobby Brawler (ranked 91 p4p, 45 weight class). Manuel Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bobby Brawler's chin.

Silva
vs
Brawler

176 cm
29
172
15 - 10 - 0

180 cm
29
180
14 - 4 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bobby Brawler!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings for the body but Brawler moves out of range.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brawler counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Brawler ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Brawler misses.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brawler's head.
Brawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Brawler counter with a right hand.
Brawler tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva misses with a hook
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Brawler uses good head movement to avoid it.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva thows a huge punch but Brawler dodges it nicely.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Brawler's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva is thwarting Brawler's attempts to control the position.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Brawler defending well though.
Brawler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Brawler's brow.
Brawler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.

Brawler preventing the sweep.
Silva wants to hit a sweep here but Brawler passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Silva there!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Brawler is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Brawler is controlling well.
Brawler with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Brawler from controlling successfully.

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 sweep but no luck.
Brawler is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Brawler any problems.
Silva is controlling Brawler's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brawler controls the pace.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brawler defends it nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Brawler counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Manuel Silva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva tries a low kick but Brawler avoids it.
Brawler throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Brawler's head.
Brawler slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Brawler was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Brawler, which made it look bad.
Brawler misses the jab.
Manuel Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to advance position but Brawler won't allow it.
Brawler regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Brawler is working from the bottom.
Brawler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Manuel Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Brawler wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva stands up over Brawler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brawler lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brawler's guard.

Silva throws an elbow that misses. Brawler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Brawler!

Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva looking to control.
Brawler is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Brawler has moved into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva pulls Brawler in close to prevent any damage.

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.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brawler has passed into side control.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brawler controls from the top position.
Silva is trying to control Brawler's posture but Brawler avoids it.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Brawler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brawler looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brawler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Bobby Brawler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brawler. Brawler obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Brawler counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brawler tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.
Brawler misses with a straight left.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brawler's guard.

Brawler wriggles free and stands up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Brawler.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brawler.
Silva shoots and misses
and Brawler counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brawler is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva cracks Brawler with an open hand slap.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Brawler misses with a body kick.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Brawler is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Brawler's guard.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Brawler has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bobby Brawler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brawler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Brawler wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva wants to control from the top but Brawler keeps moving.
Brawler wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Brawler controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Brawler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Brawler passes into side.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brawler off and has taken his back!
Silva missing with strikes from the back.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Brawler is trying to stand back up.
Silva throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
I would not like to be Brawler right now.
Silva throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Silva somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Brawler biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manuel Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.