PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimtrij dos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Unas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). dos Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angerfist-Dance with the Wolves. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

dos Silva
vs
Unas

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 Rio de Janeiro, Dimtrij dos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Unas!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
dos Silva shoots in for a double leg but Unas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Unas stuffs the takedown.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by dos Silva.

It looks like Rui Unas has been cut.

Unas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Unas wants to control but dos Silva is keeping him busy.
Unas lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
dos Silva trying to remain calm as Unas controls from the top position.
The strikes coming from Unas are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Unas stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Unas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from dos Silva.
Unas lands a high kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Silva with a poor takedown

and Unas holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimtrij dos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
dos Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Unas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Unas is trying to trip dos Silva. He has hold of a leg but dos Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Unas persists though and gets the takedown into guard.

Unas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! dos Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! dos Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
dos Silva trying to control but Unas is working from the bottom.
dos Silva throwing strikes from guard but Unas blocks nicely.
dos Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Unas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
dos Silva stands up over Unas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Unas looks gassed!
Unas trying to control the position.
dos Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
dos Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
dos Silva wanted to stand there but Unas had control of the position.
Unas lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
dos Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
dos Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
dos Silva misses with a double jab.
dos Silva with a poor takedown

and Unas counters with a nice double leg into side control. dos Silva won't be happy with that.
dos Silva gets back to half guard.
dos Silva is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
dos Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Unas has managed to pass to side control instead.
dos Silva tries to hold on but Unas pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
dos Silva wants to hold on but Unas pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Unas lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
dos Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
dos Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rui Unas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rui Unas's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

dos Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
dos Silva shoots in for a takedown but Unas shows good takedown defense.
dos Silva tries to clinch but Unas moves away

and Unas counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Unas trying to control the pace.
dos Silva is looking for a sweep. Unas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Unas is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Unas trying to control from half guard but dos Silva is working away.
Unas is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
dos Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Unas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
dos Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
dos Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Unas controls the position.
dos Silva holding both Unas 's hands and preventing any damage.
Unas throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
dos Silva tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Unas postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. dos Silva looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unas misses with a head shot.
dos Silva tries to hold on but Unas postures up.
Unas in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rui Unas has got the better of the ground game so far.
dos Silva bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
dos Silva trying to control but Unas is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

dos Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, dos Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Unas's legs - danger averted.
dos Silva prevents Unas from getting back to his feet.
dos Silva is looking to stand up but Unas won't let him.
dos Silva pushing down on Unas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
dos Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.

dos Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Unas is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rui Unas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rui Unas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

dos Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Unas counters with a single leg into guard. dos Silva didn't expect that.
dos 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.
Unas wants to get back to full guard.
dos Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
dos Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Unas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
dos Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Unas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Unas wants to control from the top but dos Silva keeps moving.
Unas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

dos Silva kicks Unas off and gets to his feet.
Unas stuffs the takedown attempt from dos Silva. dos Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Unas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says dos Silva as he avoids it easily.

dos Silva drops Unas with a left and a right! Oh, Unas is hurt - dos Silva dives into side control looking to finish!
dos Silva trying to control the position but Unas is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
dos Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
dos Silva lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

dos Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
This has been an exciting period of action!
dos Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Unas is looking for a sweep.
Unas takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

dos Silva tries for a kimura but Unas is defending well.

dos Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no dos Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Unas explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
dos Silva scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
dos Silva scores with a nice right hand.
dos Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Unas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimtrij dos Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Unas wants to get up but he can't break dos Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
dos Silva keeping moving, preventing Unas from controlling successfully.
dos Silva pulls Unas in close to his closed guard and prevents Unas from doing any damage or advancing position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

dos Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Unas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Unas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimtrij dos Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Unas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rui Unas!