PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mini Mies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mini Mies has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robson Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Mies

178 cm
22
225 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

189 cm
19
205 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mini Mies!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Mies tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Silva scores with a takedown into Mies's guard.
Mies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mies can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Mies is retaining full guard.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Mies avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Robson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Mies tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mies manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Silva dives in and scores a takedown into Mies's guard.
Silva distracts Mies with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Mies blocks nicely.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Mies blocks nicely.
Silva is working Mies over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mies working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mies for as long as he can get away with.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mies's waist but Mies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Mies moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva has Mies pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Mies manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mies prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mies lands a nice knee to the body.

Mies breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mies throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
Nice takedown defense from Mies. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva checks a low kick from Mies.
Mies fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Mies which made him look bad.
Mies tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mies as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mies's waist but Mies gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

Mies closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Mies manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mies is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Mies is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Mies breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mies leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva stands up over Mies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mies wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mies manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mies.
Mies throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.

Silva scores with a takedown into Mies's guard.
Silva stands up over Mies, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mies keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Mies is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mies being controlled here, momentarily.
Robson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robson Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mies's guard.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mies being controlled here, momentarily.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mies really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mies works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

We're going to have a standup here because Robson Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mies sprawls well. Mies wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva blocks a jab.
Mies throws a head kick that misses.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mies sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mies keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva controlling the action here.
Mies taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Mies dodges it nicely.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mies can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Mies's temple.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Mini Mies has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mies wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robson 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robson Silva!
A very excited looking Robson Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.