PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vin Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Barnes

196 cm
22
245 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

194 cm
25
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renato Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vin Barnes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barnes circles away.
Barnes has a takedown stuffed.
Barnes tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Barnes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Barnes breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Renato Silva's cut is getting worse.
Barnes can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Barnes pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

Renato Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Barnes has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Barnes thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Barnes wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barnes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

Silva pushes Barnes up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Renato Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vin Barnes.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Barnes.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Barnes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnes is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Barnes passes into side control.

Barnes tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barnes looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva being controlled for a moment.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barnes wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Barnes working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Barnes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Barnes sits in half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Barnes is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Barnes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Barnes eventually gives up the hold.
Barnes lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vin Barnes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renato Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva lands with a slapping head kick.

Barnes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Barnes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Barnes eventually gives up the hold.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Barnes's guard.
Vin Barnes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barnes is breathing heavily.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva trying to control but Barnes is working from the bottom.
Barnes working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barnes 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.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Barnes has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Barnes's legs - danger averted.
Barnes keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Barnes is not content to let Silva control the position.
Barnes is being controlled here.
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.
Silva trying to control the action but Barnes is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Renato Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Barnes tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Barnes closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barnes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Silva lands but Barnes takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Renato Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Renato Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

Barnes looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is looking to advance position but Barnes won't allow it.
Barnes gets full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Barnes keeps moving.
Barnes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barnes tries to strike from the bottom.

Barnes is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Barnes is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Barnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Renato Silva.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Barnes which made him look bad.
Renato Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barnes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barnes takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Barnes looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

Barnes throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Barnes misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes tries to improve position but can't.
Barnes can't do much from the bottom here.
Barnes is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Barnes tries to control but Silva manages to take his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Silva controlling the positon.
Barnes trying to control but not successfully.

Barnes preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Silva.
Barnes breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is pulling down on Barnes's head. It's preventing any offense from Barnes, at least for the moment.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnes defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Renato Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Renato Silva!
After the fight, Renato Silva 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.