PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 2183 p4p, 271 weight class) and Joseph Jantan (ranked 1476 p4p, 183 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by URSO O INVENCÍVEL. Jantan has chosen Ramstein- Du Hast as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Jantan

195 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
27
197 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Threads of HARDCORE
SynCity Fightwear

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Joseph Jantan!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves out of range as Jantan strikes.

Jantan looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Jantan drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Jantan told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Jantan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jantan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Jantan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jantan keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Jantan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jantan tries to escape but Silva is in control.
Jantan tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jantan tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Jantan wants to control but Silva postures up.
Jantan is looking for a sweep.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Jantan tries to improve position but can't.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Jantan is defending well.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jantan has escaped the position, nice work there.

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

Silva tries for a kimura but Jantan is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Jantan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jantan can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva scores with punches from side control.

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!
A bit of a lull in the action here.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jantan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Silva is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Jantan looks calm but he's in trouble here. Silva gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Jantan is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Silva lets go of the hold and Jantan can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rickson Silva!
Our winner, Rickson 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.