PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheivison Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vince Payne has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Payne
vs
Silva

192 cm
18
278 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

173 cm
20
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vince Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sheivison Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Payne.
Silva tries to work over Payne's front leg with a kick but Payne checks it.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Payne regains guard immediately.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Payne's guard.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva prevents Payne from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sheivison Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva thows a body kick. Payne tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Payne's guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sheivison Silva.
Payne blocks a head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Payne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.

Payne is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva tries to kick Payne off but Payne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Payne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Payne prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Payne is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Payne.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Payne slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to stand but Payne is controlling the position.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheivison Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Payne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to control but Payne is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Payne can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Silva has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne is trying to stand.
Silva not doing much here.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Sheivison Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Payne is trying to get back to his feet.
Payne bucks up and tries to throw Silva off but instead Silva has got his back!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Payne escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Payne 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.
Payne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Payne is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Payne won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Payne throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Payne postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Payne preventing the sweep.
Payne with a nice head shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Payne will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Payne throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Payne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne throws a big right hand that misses.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Payne is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Payne is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Payne prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Silva!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Payne pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sheivison Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Payne moves out of range of the body kick.
Payne fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Payne is trying to stand.
Payne trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Payne is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Sheivison Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.

Silva drives through and clinches with Payne against the cage.
Payne taking a breather.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Silva pulls Payne into guard.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Sheivison Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Payne's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Payne has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.

Silva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Payne manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Silva has Payne in his guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Silva. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Payne stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Payne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Payne in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva managing to control the position.

Payne got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Payne has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Payne.
Payne landing with the ground and pound.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payne won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Payne throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Payne postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Payne working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Payne throwing strikes but missing.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Payne is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Payne landing some decent shots from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sheivison Silva.
Well Silva 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheivison Silva!
Sheivison Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.