PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trey Rhino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Rhino

181 cm
25
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
18
168 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Giovani Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Trey Rhino!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Rhino takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rhino.
Rhino fails with the takedown.
Rhino avoids a punch combination nicely.

Silva rushes Rhino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva pushes Rhino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Rhino looks gassed!
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silva.

It looks like Trey Rhino has been cut.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva working Rhino over with knees to the body.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Rhino tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Giovani Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Rhino.
Rhino takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a nice elbow.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Rhino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Silva.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rhino up against the cage.
Rhino takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva digs a right hand into Rhino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rhino's gas tank.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva lands an elbow just above Rhino 's eye.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rhino in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva working Rhino over with knees to the body.
Rhino stalling against the cage.
Rhino is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rhino has his back to the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Rhino wants a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rhino fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rhinos head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Trey Rhino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva catches Rhino with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Giovani Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva rushes Rhino and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Rhino.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rhino's face.
Rhino jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Rhino gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rhino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva feints and then cracks Rhino's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rhino down.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Rhino won't want to take too many of those.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rhino blocks it with crossed arms.
Rhino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhino avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rhino is looking for a takedown.
Giovani Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Rhino.
Silva is working Rhino over against the cage.
Rhino tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rhino is looking for a takedown.
Silva lands an elbow just above Rhino 's eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoiding damage as Rhino throws knees to the body.
Silva works on Rhino's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Rhino working hard to break the clinch.
Silva lands a right hand.
Rhino wants to take the fight to the mat but Silva manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rhino is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Rhino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva is stalling here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Rhino has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

Rhino jumps guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rhino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rhino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Rhino working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a strike but Rhino rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giovani Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Trey Rhino's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Rhino tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rhino, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Rhino drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rhino lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rhino takes an elbow to the temple.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Rhino can't break the clinch.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rhino can do to turn this around?
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rhino is defending well for now.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Rhino's takedown attempt.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rhino is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Giovani Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Trey Rhino.
Silva is pushing Rhino up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

Rhino drags the fight down to the ground.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rhino is on top in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Rhino from controlling successfully.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhino trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Rhino trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rhino on the ground.

Trey Rhino has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Rhino is looking to clinch.

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 moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Rhino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rhino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Giovani Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva has Rhino pressed against the cage.
Rhino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Rhino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rhino jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Rhino jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Trey Rhino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks a body shot from Rhino.

And that's the end of the fight!
Giovani Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Giovani Silva!