PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Bustamante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Bustamante

187 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Silva!
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, Murilo Bustamante!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bustamante will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bustamante closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Bustamante pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Bustamante in a clinch.

Silva has clasped his hands together around Bustamante's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bustamante is looking to reverse the position.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bustamante sneaks back into half guard.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Bustamante looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!

Bustamante defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva.
Bustamante really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Bustamante is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bustamante tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bustamante looks gassed!
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bustamante keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bustamante is looking to escape.
Bustamante tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Silva working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Bustamante looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Silva! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Miguel Silva!