PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Moses (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sean Moses was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Moses

194 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

195 cm
19
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sean Moses!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moses stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Moses.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Moses is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Silva's coaches at Silva Jiu Jitsu have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moses wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Moses is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Moses has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Moses is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Moses prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Moses showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Moses stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Moses is chipping away with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Moses postures up.
Moses tries to advance to mount but can't.
Moses trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moses is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Moses is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Moses seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is trying to control but Moses passes into side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Moses keeps moving and retains side control.
Moses tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sloppy strikes there by Moses.
Silva looks to move to half guard but instead Moses has passed into mount! Damn!
Moses thowing shots but they're missing.
Moses looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Moses closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Moses is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Moses has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Moses advancing to mount.
Moses stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Moses trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Silva has Moses pulled in close to control his posture.
Moses slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Moses is now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Moses is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Moses sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Moses is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Moses content to control rather than advance.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Moses to get to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Moses controlling the pace.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Moses trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Moses not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moses tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Moses is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva gets full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Moses is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva wants to clinch up but Moses keeps it at a distance.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Moses to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Moses showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Silva has managed to clinch.

Moses jumps guard and drags Silva to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moses looking for a sweep. Not yet Moses, not yet.

Moses wriggles free and stands up.
Moses defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.

Moses shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is controlling Moses's posture.
Moses loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Moses is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moses.
Moses 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 the position.
Silva seems keen to control Moses's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Moses defends it easily.
Moses trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controlling the position.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Moses has passed into half guard!
Moses passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moses looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wants to control but Moses is having none of it.
Moses lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Moses gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Moses's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moses controlling from mount.
Moses takes Silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Silva is in trouble.

Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Moses.
Moses is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Silva up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva covers up after that shot from Moses.
Julio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sean Moses is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Moses patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Moses comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Moses 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Moses!