PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Baltar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dirty Hous'. Baltar has chosen Even Flow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Baltar

178 cm
20
186 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
26
183 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

5th Round

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gaius Baltar!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Baltar moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Baltar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva has Baltar pushed against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baltar's defenses.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Baltar has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Gaius Baltar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva rushes Baltar and presses him up against the cage.
Baltar landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baltar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baltar looks gassed!
Baltar managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva is leaning against Baltar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Baltar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Baltar's defenses.
Baltar working hard to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Baltar in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is leaning against Baltar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baltar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Baltar's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baltar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baltar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Baltar in his tracks for a moment.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Baltar wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Baltar missing with knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Baltar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Baltar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Baltar tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Baltar.
Baltar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baltar avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva avoiding damage as Baltar throws knees to the body.
Baltar looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Baltar is trying to break free.
Baltar jumps guard but Silva stands there with Baltar around his waist. Baltar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Baltar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baltar takes an elbow to the forehead.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Baltar manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Baltar moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Baltar shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Baltar keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Baltar. Baltar gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Baltar throws a head kick that misses.
Baltar has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baltar tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Baltar down.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baltar walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Baltar drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baltar takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Baltar takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Baltar blocks a head kick by Silva.
Baltar fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Baltar avoids the damage to the body.
Baltar tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Baltar in his tracks for a moment.
Baltar takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baltar tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Baltar 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. Baltar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva throws a head kick but Baltar moves out of range.
Baltar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baltar.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Baltar tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick but Baltar moves out of range.
Baltar looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Baltar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Baltar lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Baltar tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
Baltar tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Baltar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva has Baltar pressed against the cage, preventing Baltar from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Baltar pulls guard effortlessly.

Baltar has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Silva is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Baltar.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Baltar to his feet.
Baltar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva lands a high kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses

and Baltar counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.

Baltar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Baltar has Silva in his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baltar looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Baltar punching from the bottom.
Baltar is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Baltar actively working from the bottom here.

Baltar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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 prevents Baltar from improving his position.
Baltar wants to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baltar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Baltar takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Baltar avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Baltar counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Gaius Baltar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baltar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Baltar fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Baltar throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva throws a head kick that misses

and Baltar counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Baltar tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Baltar passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Baltar is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Baltar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

Baltar drops back, looking for a kneebar! Silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Silva!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baltar looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mauricio Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Baltar.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Baltar throws a nice head kick!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Baltar circles away.
Baltar is looking to clinch.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Baltar's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Baltar moves out of range easily.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Mauricio Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Baltar tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Baltar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Baltar has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Baltar drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baltar blocks it with crossed arms.
Baltar wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body punch.
Baltar on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baltar scores a nice knee to the body.
Baltar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Baltar.
Baltar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Baltar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baltar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Baltar misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mauricio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Baltar.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Baltar moves out of range easily.
Baltar tries to clinch
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Baltar, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch
and Baltar counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Baltar wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Baltar was not able to check.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baltar tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Baltar.
Baltar missing with knees to the body.
Baltar tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Baltar in his tracks for a moment.
Baltar jumps guard but Silva stands there with Baltar around his waist. Baltar gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

Baltar decides to pull guard.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Baltar 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.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Baltar escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baltar has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Silva has passed into side control.
Baltar tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Gaius Baltar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva gets to mount! Baltar was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Baltar can't escape the position.
Silva controlling from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mauricio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

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