PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tonitsu Jijutsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Iron. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jijutsu
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonitsu Jijutsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dario Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Jijutsu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids the body shot from Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu is having none of it.
Jijutsu misses with a two punch combination.
Jijutsu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jijutsu misses with a series of wild punches.
Jijutsu misses with a few strikes there.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jijutsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva avoids the head kick by Jijutsu.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu is having none of it.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Jijutsu had a free shot at his head there.
Silva closes the distance but Jijutsu moves to the side
and Jijutsu counters with a two punch combo.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Jijutsu's knee but Jijutsu avoids it well.
Jijutsu thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jijutsu looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jijutsu blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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 is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jijutsu is defending well for now.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jijutsu into the cage.
Silva has Jijutsu pressed against the cage, preventing Jijutsu from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jijutsus head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jijutsu's face.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Jijutsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Jijutsu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jijutsu avoids it.
Jijutsu tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Jijutsu gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jijutsu's defenses.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva looks winded!
Jijutsu managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to stall but Jijutsu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jijutsu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jijutsu is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jijutsu has his back to the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jijutsu is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dario Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jijutsu lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Dario Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to clinch up but Jijutsu keeps it at a distance.
Tonitsu Jijutsu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A nice combination there by Jijutsu.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jijutsu lands a jab-cross combination.
Jijutsu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tonitsu Jijutsu is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
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!
Jijutsu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jijutsu circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Jijutsu moves away
and Jijutsu counters with a two punch combo.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A punch combination from Jijutsu misses.
Jijutsu lands with a shot to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jijutsu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jijutsu pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch
and Jijutsu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jijutsu circles away.
Jijutsu misses with the combination.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Jijutsu.
Jijutsu tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jijutsu misses with a head kick.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jijutsu throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Jijutsu scores with a nice head shot.
Jijutsu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva rushes Jijutsu and presses him up against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jijutsu managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Jijutsu is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Jijutsu has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Jijutsu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jijutsu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jijutsu blocks it with crossed arms.
Jijutsu working hard to break the clinch.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Dario Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jijutsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jijutsu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Jijutsu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jijutsu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jijutsu is defending well for now.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jijutsu stalling.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Jijutsu just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jijutsu avoids the damage to the body.
Jijutsu can't break the clinch.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tonitsu Jijutsu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dario Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch up
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Jijutsu throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Jijutsu lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jijutsu keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jijutsu throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Jijutsu is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jijutsu won't want to take too many of those.
Jijutsu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva working Jijutsu over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jijutsu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Jijutsu is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jijutsu's efforts to push away.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Jijutsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu blocks an elbow strike.
Jijutsu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Jijutsu has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Jijutsu is trying to break free.
Jijutsu tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Jijutsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Jijutsu in his tracks for a moment.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jijutsu's defenses.
Jijutsu pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jijutsu working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Jijutsu tries to tie him up.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jijutsu is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jijutsu is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Jijutsu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Jijutsu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva working Jijutsu over with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jijutsu avoids the damage to the body.
Jijutsu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jijutsu wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jijutsu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jijutsu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dario Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dario Silva!
Our winner, Dario Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.