PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Javis

172 cm
27
145 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
24
145 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Will Javis!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Javis instigates a clinch.
Javis misses with a punch to the body.

Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Javis regains guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva won't allow Javis to sweep him here.
Javis looking to control.
Silva is standing up over Javis. Javis looks to escape but Silva dives into side control.
Silva working the head with strikes.

Silva tries for a kimura but Javis is defending well.

Silva tries for a kimura but Javis is defending well.
Javis is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Javis's head but Javis avoids it well.
Silva in the domination position with Javis hanging on.
You can see the frustration on Javis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura but Javis is defending well.
Javis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Javis wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Javis actively working from the bottom here.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis is controlling Silva's trapped leg to prevent Silva from advancing to side control.
Javis is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Javis manages to get to full guard.
Javis has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Javis is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Javis defends well.
Javis wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Javis throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Will Javis 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.

A nice combination there by Javis.
Javis tries a head kick but it misses.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Javis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva shoots in and drives through. Javis sprawls well.
Silva moves out of range as Javis throws a body kick.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Javis tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Javis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Will Javis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Javis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Javis lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Javis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Javis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Javis.
Javis misses with a body kick.
Rickson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Javis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Javis is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Javis lands a jab-cross combination.
An inside leg kick lands from Javis.
Javis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Javis tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Javis.
Javis is breathing heavily.
Javis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Javis lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Javis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Javis quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throwing shots but Javis is blocking nicely.
Silva stops Javis from getting back to his feet.
Javis has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.
Javis trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva 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.
Silva mounts Javis! Really nice guard pass there!
Javis is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis just holding on.
Javis is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Javis turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Javis passes into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva wants to improve his position but Javis is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Will Javis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Javis.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Javis throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Javis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Javis comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Javis throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Javis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Javis cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Decent striking displayed by Javis there.
Javis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Jab from Javis.
Javis throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Javis moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Will Javis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javis misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.

Javis moves into the clinch.

Javis breaks from the clinch.
Will Javis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Javis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Javis is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Javis has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Nice body punch from Javis - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Javis lands a hook to the side of the head.

Javis manages to break the clinch.
Javis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A head kick misses from Javis.
Javis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Javis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Javis. Javis maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Javis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Javis lands a jab-cross combination.
Javis moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Javis wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva shoots in but Javis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A combination from Javis does no damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Javis.
Javis misses with a two punch combination.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Javis tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Javis manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Javis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Javis is looking to land body kicks.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Javis.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva fails with the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Javis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Javis throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Javis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Javis's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Javis duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva blocks a head kick by Javis.
Javis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Rickson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Will Javis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A combination from Javis does no damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Will Javis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Javis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Will Javis!
After the fight, Will Javis was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.