PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Henriques (ranked 24646 p4p, 2695 weight class) and Klaus Silverstein (ranked 500 p4p, 281 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Klaus Silverstein enters the cage!

Henriques
vs
Silverstein

175 cm
23
148
2 - 3 - 0

168 cm
28
145
9 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

MKFC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paulo Henriques!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Klaus Silverstein!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silverstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Silverstein clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Henriques's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silverstein fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silverstein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Silverstein is trying to trip Henriques. He has hold of a leg but Henriques is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silverstein persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silverstein working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Henriques wants to get back to his feet but Silverstein is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silverstein passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverstein controlling the action here.
Silverstein frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silverstein working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Henriques turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Silverstein off and cradles Henriques's limp body as Silverstein celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Klaus Silverstein!