PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Govan Aerts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Cult Of Personality as his entrance music. Mario Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Aerts
vs
Silva

193 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

205 cm
21
223 lbs
3 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Govan Aerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Aerts scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

Aerts thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Aerts throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aerts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aerts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Aerts defends easily.
Aerts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Aerts trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva is trying to keep Aerts in close.
Aerts throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aerts's guard. Nice move by Silva!

Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

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

Aerts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aerts is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Aerts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Aerts 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 but Aerts is working from the bottom.

Aerts has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Aerts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aerts working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.

Aerts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Aerts looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Aerts is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Aerts is looking for a sweep.
Aerts is working hard here to advance position.
Aerts sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aerts is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aerts moves into full guard.
Silva trying to control but Aerts is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Govan Aerts 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.

Silva tries for a takedown but Aerts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva tries to sprawl but Aerts drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Aerts seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Aerts has control of the leg.
Aerts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Aerts.

Aerts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to roll over but Aerts keeps him under control.
Aerts thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Aerts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Aerts not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Aerts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Silva wants to control from the top but Aerts keeps moving.

Aerts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Aerts looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.

Aerts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Aerts looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
Silva tries to move to mount but Aerts blocks the move with his legs.
Aerts is looking to reverse the position.
Aerts manages to work his way to half guard, despite Silva's best efforts.

Aerts is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

Aerts looking for subs from the bottom but Silva mounts him!
Govan Aerts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aerts is trying to escape the mount.

Silva looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Aerts taking shots to the head.
Aerts is looking to get to half guard.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aerts's face.
Aerts has given up his back here. Will Silva look for the submission or keep pounding away?

Silva working for the choke.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is trying to stick to Aerts's back but Aerts is turning into Silva. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silva's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Aerts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aerts throws a big elbow that misses.
Aerts throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aerts postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Aerts pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Aerts passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Aerts is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Aerts lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Aerts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Govan Aerts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

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

Aerts is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Aerts is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Aerts keeps him under control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Aerts is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Silva still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Silva has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aerts is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aerts parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Aerts to escape.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Aerts is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Aerts gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Aerts is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
Silva tries to escape but Aerts has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Aerts missing with strikes from the back.

Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Aerts gets his way!
Silva tries to break free.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Aerts gets his way!
Aerts is not going to allow Silva to sit and survive in this position.

Aerts is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
Silva is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Silva rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Aerts is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Aerts is working away from the top position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aerts sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aerts looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Aerts is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aerts.
Mario Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Aerts 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. Aerts eventually gives up the hold.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

Aerts is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Govan Aerts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aerts throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Govan Aerts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aerts has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Govan Aerts!
After winning the bout, Govan Aerts thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Mario Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I Will Get Back To Train Harder And Improve To Win My Next Fight'.