PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Dobson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dobson comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Magick. Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Dobson
vs
Silva

181 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

198 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andrew Dobson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Dobson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dobson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Dobson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Dobson's back instead.
Dobson is in bad spot here.

Dobson fending off the submission attempt from Silva.

Silva looking for the choke from the back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dobson tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Dobson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
You can see the frustration on Dobson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Silva working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.

Silva looking for the choke from the back.
Silva looks gassed!
Dobson breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dobson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dobson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dobson is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dobson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Dobson pushes his legs off easily.
Dobson forces his way into half guard.
Dobson working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dobson is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dobson lands a nice short elbow.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dobson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Dobson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Dobson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Dobson wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dobson wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Dobson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dobson is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dobson looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Dobson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Dobson advances nicely into full mount.
Dobson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dobson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Dobson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dobson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dobson working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Dobson isn't that keen on the idea.
Dobson could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dobson looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Dobson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dobson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dobson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dobson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Dobson trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hickson Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dobson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Dobson gets the takedown into side control.
Dobson is chipping away with strikes.
Dobson grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Dobson is chipping away with strikes.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Dobson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva regains half guard.
Dobson trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dobson lands a nice short elbow.
Dobson lands strikes from half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dobson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dobson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dobson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Dobson off and has taken his back!

Silva tightening his grip on Dobson, looking for the choke.
Dobson breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dobson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Dobson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dobson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

Dobson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dobson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Dobson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dobson from controlling successfully.
Dobson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dobson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva keeping full guard, as Dobson tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Dobson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dobson works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.

Dobson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Dobson from controlling successfully.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva looking for the choke but no joy.
Dobson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dobson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Dobson defends the submission attempt.
Dobson manages to get to full guard.
Dobson is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Dobson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Dobson distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

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

A close second round but Hickson Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Dobson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dobson gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva lands with a straight right. Dobson didn't see that one coming.
Dobson moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dobson.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Dobson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Dobson wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Dobson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dobson manages to get himself to full guard.
Dobson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Dobson isn't that keen on the idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dobson looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Dobson unloading with bombs!
Dobson cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dobson prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva regains half guard.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dobson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dobson pulls his head out easily.
Dobson is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva has hold of Dobson's hands but Dobson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two 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 looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Silva with the active half guard here but Dobson passes nicely into side control.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Dobson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dobson wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Dobson lands with a punch from half guard.

Silva is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dobson is tapping! Great win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Hickson Silva!