PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Banero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Banero
vs
Silva

178 cm
27
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

189 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Banero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Banero has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Banero backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Banero drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Banero.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roberto Banero. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Banero drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva has picked Banero up - he's going for a ride! Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Banero pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Banero is defending well.
Silva prevents Banero from standing back up.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Banero has managed to free his arm - good work.

Banero makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silva wants to clinch

and Banero decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Banero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Banero from controlling successfully.
Banero looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Banero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wants to stand but Banero has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Banero utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Banero's guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Banero has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Banero's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Banero working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Banero defends it.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is pressing down on Banero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Banero is holding on for now.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Banero has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva is keen to just control but Banero is a slippery customer.
Banero wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Banero blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Banero avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to clinch there but Banero circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.

Banero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Banero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva pushes Banero off looking to stand but Banero dives back in and keeps control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Roberto Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Banero swivels and escapes.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Banero pushes him off.
Roberto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Banero circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva instigates a clinch.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Banero slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Banero trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Banero is one step ahead there.
Silva is looking to stand up but Banero isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Banero throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Roberto Banero.
Banero keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves to clinch but Banero breaks away

and Banero counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Banero postures up.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Banero has passed into half guard!
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Banero tries to pass.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Banero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banero missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banero trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to stand up but Banero isn't so interested in that idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Banero tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Banero is working hard here to advance position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roberto Banero wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Banero keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Banero circles away.
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 Roberto Banero will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Banero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Banero is avoiding it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Banero keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Banero is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Banero circles away and we're back to standing.

Banero closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Roberto Banero overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Banero tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Banero is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is staying active underneath Banero, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Banero is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva pushes Banero off looking to stand but Banero dives back in and keeps control.

Silva has one foot on Banero's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Banero pushes him off.
Banero circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Banero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Banero circles away from the clinch attempt

and Banero counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Banero trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Banero trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Banero scoring with punches to the head and body.
Banero might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Banero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banero lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Banero postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Banero prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.

Silva pushes Banero off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Banero moves away

and Banero counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Banero misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
A nice elbow there by Banero.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Banero swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Banero's guard. A big mistake from Banero there, giving up the dominant position!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Banero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Banero manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Banero goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Banero's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is pushing down on Banero's leg trying to pass to half guard. Banero is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Banero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banero 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Banero!