PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ed Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Sobral
vs
Silva

189 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ed Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral cracks Silva with a good jab.
Sobral lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sobral swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sobral misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sobral moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

It looks like Ed Silva has been cut.
Sobral catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sobral uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Renato Sobral has been cut.
Sobral has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Sobral scores with a nice right hand.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Sobral circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sobral.
Sobral swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Sobral counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Sobral's knee but Sobral avoids it well.
Sobral scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch up but Sobral circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Sobral throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sobral.
Sobral tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Silva rushes Sobral and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva keeps control of Sobral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sobral is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Sobral wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.

Sobral breaks from the clinch.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sobral throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Sobral counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Sobral.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Sobral manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sobral paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Sobral gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Sobral wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sobral has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva looks gassed!
Sobral stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Renato Sobral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.

Sobral breaks the clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Sobral pushes him off.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Sobral moves out of range.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Sobral.
Sobral looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sobral.
Sobral takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Sobral manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sobral works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sobral is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Nice cross by Sobral.
Sobral throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Sobral checks a leg kick.

Silva has Sobral up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sobral wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva keeps control of Sobral as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Sobral dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva tries to clinch but Sobral is having none of it.
Sobral scores with a jab to the head.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sobral throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch but Sobral slips to the side
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sobral pulls out of a head kick attempt.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Sobral is trying to break free.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sobral pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sobral manages to get underhooks.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sobral blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sobral working hard to break the clinch.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Sobral tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva prevents Sobral from breaking the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Sobral pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Renato Sobral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Sobral circles away.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sobral throws a head kick that half lands.
Sobral misses with the combination.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Sobral counters with a straight right hand.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Silva is rocked!
Sobral is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Sobral finish him?
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva lands an overhand right.

Sobral moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Sobral pressed against the cage, preventing Sobral from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Sobral wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sobral's efforts to push away.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sobral is defending well for now.
Ed Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sobral is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Sobral wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Sobral working aggressively here.
Sobral wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sobral wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown but Sobral manages to get underhooks.
Sobral is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Sobral is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Sobral has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sobral working hard to break the clinch.
Sobral tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sobral is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Sobral can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sobral regains guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Sobral looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Sobral looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Sobral!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

Sobral has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Sobral lands a head kick!
Renato Sobral is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sobral throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Sobral connects with a looping right hand.
Renato Sobral is winning the standup battle so far.
Sobral throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Silva crashing down! Silva tries to stagger back to his feet but Sobral just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Silva asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Sobral!