PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jelly bilgnatz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rafa Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
bilgnatz

173 cm
18
147 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

167 cm
22
135 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, jelly bilgnatz!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by bilgnatz.
bilgnatz checks a leg kick.
bilgnatz misses with the body kick
and Silva counters with a good low kick that bilgnatz was not able to check.
bilgnatz misses with a kick to the body.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bilgnatz smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva motions for bilgnatz to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bilgnatz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Rafa Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws out a leg kick but bilgnatz moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
bilgnatz missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
bilgnatz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
bilgnatz takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
bilgnatz connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
bilgnatz scores with a nice strike.
bilgnatz moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves forwards but bilgnatz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A bone on bone clash there as bilgnatz blocks the leg kick.
bilgnatz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

bilgnatz moves into the clinch.
bilgnatz wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but bilgnatz has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but bilgnatz is controlling him.
bilgnatz is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
bilgnatz is trying to break free.

bilgnatz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
bilgnatz blocks a low kick nicely.
bilgnatz is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

jelly bilgnatz dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

bilgnatz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
bilgnatz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Silva wants to slow bilgnatz down by chopping away at his legs.
bilgnatz moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick

and bilgnatz holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

bilgnatz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
bilgnatz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bilgnatz tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at bilgnatz's knee but bilgnatz avoids it well.
bilgnatz misses with a hook.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!

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 tries to work over bilgnatz's front leg with a kick but bilgnatz checks it.
bilgnatz moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
bilgnatz checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
bilgnatz moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
bilgnatz misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
bilgnatz lands with an overhand left.
bilgnatz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but bilgnatz is out of range and Silva settles back down.
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 Rafa Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

bilgnatz blocks a leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Some wild striking there from bilgnatz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
bilgnatz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
bilgnatz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
bilgnatz avoids a kick to the body.
bilgnatz blocks a low kick nicely.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Silva misses with a body kick.
bilgnatz looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
A swing and a miss from bilgnatz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good work by bilgnatz as he checks the leg kick.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
bilgnatz moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
bilgnatz keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
bilgnatz checks a low kick from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
bilgnatz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
bilgnatz blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and bilgnatz is able to avoid easily.
bilgnatz's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses bilgnatz's front leg but catches the back leg as bilgnatz tries to avoid it.
Silva motions for bilgnatz to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
bilgnatz blocks the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
bilgnatz scores with a body shot.
bilgnatz misses with a looping left.
Silva throws out a leg kick but bilgnatz moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
The fighters circling - bilgnatz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rafa Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 28:29

The fight is ruled a draw!