PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Van Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Guerrilla Radio. Van Henderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Henderson

185 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
190 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Deadly Clothing

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fenix Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Van Henderson!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Henderson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Henderson trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Henderson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Henderson pushes Silva off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Henderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Henderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Henderson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is looking to escape.
Still in half guard, Henderson seems content to control.
Henderson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Henderson postures up.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Henderson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Henderson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Henderson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva wants to hold on but Henderson pushes him away.
Henderson trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Henderson lands with some strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Henderson trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Henderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva gets back to half guard.

Henderson is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Henderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Van Henderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Henderson misses with a low kick.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Henderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Henderson with the ground and pound from mount.
Henderson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Henderson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Henderson landing strikes from the mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Silva is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Henderson content just to control the position here.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Henderson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Henderson cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Henderson landing punches.
Henderson lands a big elbow - Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Van Henderson!