PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanabria Iglesias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sanabria Iglesias's chin.

Silva
vs
Iglesias

189 cm
20
240 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
20
225 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very confident

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jon Silva!
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, Sanabria Iglesias!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Iglesias fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Iglesias counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Iglesias avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Iglesias has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Iglesias keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Iglesias has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stops Iglesias from standing up.
Iglesias trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Iglesias looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Iglesias is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Iglesias is on top in guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Iglesias from controlling successfully.
Iglesias forces his way into half guard.
Iglesias is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Iglesias is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Iglesias trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Iglesias trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva pulls Iglesias in close to his closed guard and prevents Iglesias from doing any damage or advancing position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Iglesias drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Iglesias off! Iglesias jumps back into Silva's guard.
Iglesias stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Iglesias loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Jon Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iglesias circles away from the clinch attempt
and Iglesias counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Silva avoids the head kick by Iglesias.

Iglesias darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Iglesias fails to pull guard.

Iglesias breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Iglesias has his takedown stuffed

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Iglesias's guard.
Iglesias looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Iglesias trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Iglesias is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Iglesias tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.

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.
Iglesias just trying to survive but Silva is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Silva controlling the position well here. Iglesias rolled but Silva kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Silva is hanging on to Iglesias's back as he tries to escape.
Silva wants to control but Iglesias manages to buck him off and is now in Silva's guard! Nice work there by Iglesias!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Iglesias stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Iglesias is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Iglesias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
Iglesias is breathing heavily.
Iglesias wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

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 tries to escape but Iglesias is in control.
Iglesias working away.

Iglesias is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

Iglesias thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Silva dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva connects with a high kick.
Iglesias swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Iglesias's guard now.

Iglesias looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Iglesias is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jon Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Iglesias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Iglesias has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Iglesias keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Iglesias trying to control the position.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Iglesias is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva managing to control the position.
Iglesias trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva 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.
Iglesias is trying to control but can't.
Iglesias tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Iglesias regains full guard. Nicely done.
Iglesias is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.
Iglesias is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva won't allow Iglesias to sweep him here.
Iglesias is trying to keep Silva in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Iglesias is on top in guard.
Iglesias looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28

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