PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mordred Silar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Macullah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silar
vs
Macullah

200 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
21
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mordred Silar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rob Macullah!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macullah tries a head kick but it misses.
Silar looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Macullah is fending him off so far but Silar persists. Nope, Macullah circles away and we're back to standing.
Macullah swats away the attempt to clinch by Silar.
Silar shoots in and drives through. Macullah sprawls well.
Silar misses the shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Macullah as Silar shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mordred Silar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Macullah as Silar shoots in.

Macullah shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silar's guard.
Macullah is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Macullah is looking to stand up but Silar won't let him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macullah looking to pass the guard.
Silar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Macullah lands a couple of digs.
Macullah loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Macullah's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Macullah is keeping the position for now.
Silar trying to control but Macullah is working from the bottom.
Macullah looking for a sweep. Not yet Macullah, not yet.

Macullah working for a triangle but Silar defends it easily.
Silar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Macullah tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Macullah is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Macullah passes into side control, despite Silar's attempt to control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Macullah misses with the ground and pound.
Silar is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silar manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Macullah looks gassed!
Silar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silar trying to mount his opponent but Macullah defends it.
Silar is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silar is looking to take a break and control but Macullah is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silar prevents Macullah from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silar fails with the takedown

and Macullah counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Macullah stands up and waves to Silar to follow him.
Silar has his takedown stuffed

and Macullah counters by clinching up.

Macullah has Silar pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Macullah pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Silar tumbling to the mat - Macullah dives into Silar's guard.
Silar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Macullah trying to move into half guard but instead Silar has managed to sweep!
Silar wants to control from the top but Macullah keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Macullah dominated that round.
That's time! Silar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silar tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Macullah counters with a shoot takedown. Silar fights it but they end up in guard.
Silar trying to control the position.
Macullah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silar wants to stand but Macullah is controlling the position.
Silar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Macullah!
Macullah is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silar looking to control but Macullah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Macullah is desperately trying to improve his position but Silar has a good base and remains in mount.
Silar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Macullah is looking to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Silar there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silar unloads with some shots from mount but Macullah bucks and avoids them well.
Macullah really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silar wants to control the pace but Macullah is squirming around nicely.
Silar throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silar looking to control but Macullah is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Macullah is trying to reverse the position but instead Silar has taken his back - oops!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macullah covering up well and avoiding damage.
Macullah covering up well under a series of strikes from Silar.
Macullah looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Macullah turns into Silar and is now in his guard.
Macullah is breathing heavily.
Macullah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silar is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silar tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Macullah counters with a single leg into guard. Silar didn't expect that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silar controls Macullah momentarily but Macullah frees himself.
Rob Macullah has got the better of the ground game so far.
Macullah is working Silar over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silar not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rob Macullah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Macullah closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silar can't do much from the bottom here.
Silar manages to get back to half guard.
Silar tries to roll over but Macullah keeps him under control.
Silar trying to control from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Mordred Silar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silar misses with a takedown attempt

and Macullah counters by moving into the clinch.

Macullah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Macullah looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silar wants to control from the top but Macullah keeps moving.
Silar wants to stand but Macullah has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silar wants to control from the top but Macullah keeps moving.
Macullah working a defensive guard here.

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.
Silar won't allow Macullah to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silar connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Macullah's hands.
Silar fails with the takedown

and Macullah decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silar's guard.

Macullah drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Macullah has Silar in his guard.
Macullah wants to control but Silar passes easily into half guard.
Silar wants to take a breather but Macullah is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macullah blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silar.
The fighters are battling for position here. Macullah manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silar trying to control but Macullah is working from the bottom.
Macullah not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Macullah keeping moving, preventing Silar from controlling successfully.
Silar wanted to stand there but Macullah had control of the position.
Macullah doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silar tries to clinch up

and Macullah counters with a takedown into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Macullah prevents Silar from improving his position.
Macullah wants to pass the guard but Silar is defending well.

Macullah is looking for a kimura but Silar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Macullah to get the leverage.
Macullah throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mordred Silar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silar on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Macullah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Macullah has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Macullah!