PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sahraim Alib (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by One Hitta Quitta . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Alib

190 cm
21
180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

170 cm
21
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jorge Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sahraim Alib!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Alib scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Alib sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Alib.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Alib sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is looking to control Alib's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alib is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Alib.
Nice strikes from Alib there.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Alib is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Alib drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Alib has control of the leg.
Silva trying to control but Alib postures up.
Alib is controlling the pace.
Alib landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Alib sits in half guard.
Alib slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Alib is controlling well.
Alib wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva working for a triangle but Alib defends it easily.

Alib 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 trying to control the position.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Alib pushes his legs off easily.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Alib working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Alib from controlling successfully.
Alib scoring with punches to the head and body.
Alib with a nice head shot there.
Alib postures up.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alib is aware though and is defending well.

Alib thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Alib working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Alib is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alib makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Alib scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Alib thows a big elbow that misses.
Alib scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alib with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Alib looking to pass the guard.
Alib stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alib is aware though and is defending well.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alib trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is trying to control the position but Alib postures up.
Alib scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sahraim Alib dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Alib shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Alib looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alib trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alib working some strikes from top position.
Alib throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Alib landing with the ground and pound.
Alib postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Alib controls the pace.
Alib trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Alib is aware though and is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alib trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alib is stalling in the full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silva is trying to control the position but Alib postures up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Alib looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Alib working Silva over with strikes here.
Alib with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Alib cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Alib cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Alib smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Alib with a couple of short strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Alib gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Alib lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Alib gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alib pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Alib looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Alib gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sahraim Alib has got the better of the ground game so far.
Alib landing shots from mount.
Alib with good strikes from the mount here!
Alib looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Alib isn't that keen on the idea.
Alib with a couple of short strikes.
Alib wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Alib pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Alib seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Alib lands a nice short elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Alib is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva is looking to control Alib's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Alib scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Alib scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alib trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Alib is very close to passing his half guard.
Alib is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sahraim Alib showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Alib has taken the fight to the clinch.
Alib lands an uppercut.
Alib lands a left hand.

Alib breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alib takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jorge Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots and misses

and Alib counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Alib pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Alib postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alib working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Alib stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Alib is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alib stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Alib thows a big elbow that misses.
Alib has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alib showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alib postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alib is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alib stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alib wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sahraim Alib wasn't active enough on the ground.
Alib misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alib's guard.
Silva trying to control but Alib is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alib looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Alib looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva pushes down on Alib's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Alib controlling the position for now.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Alib is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
Alib is trying to control but can't.
Alib is concentrating on defense, preventing Silva from advancing position.
Silva moves into full mount! Alib won't be happy about that!
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alib is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alib is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Alib has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Alib tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jorge Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Alib bucks and avoids them well.
Alib is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva tries to control but Alib wriggling away.
Alib sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva stops Alib from getting back to his feet.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alib is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alib avoid being mounted?

Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Alib trying to control from the bottom.
Sahraim Alib is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alib defends it well.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Alib is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alib manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sahraim Alib comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Alib winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sahraim Alib!