PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Fernandes

185 cm
23
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Caio Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandes tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Fernandes dodges the punch combination from Silva.

Fernandes has taken the fight to the clinch.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fernandes wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Fernandes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandes manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Fernandes's guard.
Fernandes wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Fernandes wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Fernandes is retaining full guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Fernandes is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva prevents Fernandes from getting back to his feet.

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.
Fernandes looks gassed!

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Fernandes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandes manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Fernandes's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fernandes wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Fernandes is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fernandes manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Fernandes's guard.

Fernandes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Fernandes clinches.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caio Fernandes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Fernandes clinches.
Fernandes is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Fernandes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Fernandes tries to clinch up.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Fernandes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fernandes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Fernandes has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roger Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Fernandes has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

Fernandes gets a clinch.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandes swivels and escapes.

Fernandes gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Fernandes tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fernandes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fernandes swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roger Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fernandes avoids nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fernandes defends it nicely.
Fernandes is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Roger Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

Fernandes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fernandes pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.

Fernandes pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.

Fernandes moves into the clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fernandes takes the fight into the clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Fernandes breaks from the clinch.
Fernandes keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

Fernandes instigates a clinch.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fernandes fails in his attempt to clinch.

Fernandes gets a clinch.
Fernandes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Fernandes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caio Fernandes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Fernandes has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Fernandes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fernandes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandes doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Fernandes tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fernandes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Fernandes clinches up against the cage.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Fernandes moves into the clinch.

Fernandes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fernandes moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Fernandes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fernandes slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Fernandes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Fernandes moves into the clinch successfully.

Fernandes breaks the clinch.
Fernandes tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Fernandes gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Fernandes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Fernandes has taken the fight into the clinch.

Fernandes manages to break the clinch.

Fernandes clinches.
Silva can't get the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Caio Fernandes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fernandes.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silva tries for a kimura but Fernandes is defending well.

Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Fernandes is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Fernandes is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roger Silva!