PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MrBillyBadarse has chosen redemption as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs
MrBillyBadarse

190 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to clinch up.
Silver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. MrBillyBadarse manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

MrBillyBadarse closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silver quickly recovers to half guard.
MrBillyBadarse is figuring out what he wants to do next.
MrBillyBadarse is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
MrBillyBadarse breaks from Silver's wrist control and lands an elbow.
MrBillyBadarse punishing his opponent with strikes.
MrBillyBadarse controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MrBillyBadarse postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
MrBillyBadarse scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MrBillyBadarse sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Let's hope that MrBillyBadarse has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
MrBillyBadarse wants to control the pace but Silver is squirming around nicely.
MrBillyBadarse with good strikes from the mount here!
MrBillyBadarse takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
It looks like MrBillyBadarse might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MrBillyBadarse landing shots from mount.
Silver keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MrBillyBadarse controlling the position easily from mount.
Silver is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silver is breathing heavily.
MrBillyBadarse landing punches.
Silver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
MrBillyBadarse won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
MrBillyBadarse is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver taking shots to the head.
MrBillyBadarse lands a big elbow.
MrBillyBadarse content just to control the position here.
MrBillyBadarse looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
MrBillyBadarse content just to control the position here.
MrBillyBadarse with good strikes from the mount here!
MrBillyBadarse lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MrBillyBadarse controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
MrBillyBadarse lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
MrBillyBadarse controlling the position easily from mount.
MrBillyBadarse lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silver hang on?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

MrBillyBadarse working for a submission but Silver is keeping him at bay.
MrBillyBadarse scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

MrBillyBadarse closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
MrBillyBadarse has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silver taking a breather.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as MrBillyBadarse walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silver slaps away a takedown attempt from MrBillyBadarse, before circling back to the center of the mat.

MrBillyBadarse gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silver to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silver won't allow MrBillyBadarse to sweep him here.
Silver trying to control the position from guard on top but MrBillyBadarse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver wanted to stand there but MrBillyBadarse had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
MrBillyBadarse manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silver manages to get himself to full guard.
MrBillyBadarse keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silver's head.
MrBillyBadarse stays in close to Silver's body and controls the position.
MrBillyBadarse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
MrBillyBadarse passes into half guard.
MrBillyBadarse seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
MrBillyBadarse trying to mount his opponent but Silver defends it.
MrBillyBadarse wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
MrBillyBadarse stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
MrBillyBadarse is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
MrBillyBadarse lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
MrBillyBadarse landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
MrBillyBadarse landing strikes, looking to finish!
MrBillyBadarse looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
MrBillyBadarse controlling his opponent.
MrBillyBadarse's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver taking shots to the head.
MrBillyBadarse lands with some strikes.
MrBillyBadarse controlling his opponent.
Silver is desperately trying to improve his position but MrBillyBadarse has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but MrBillyBadarse cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
MrBillyBadarse with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, MrBillyBadarse cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

MrBillyBadarse changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silver looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silver is trying to escape the position but MrBillyBadarse is controlling the position.
MrBillyBadarse cracks Silver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Silver taking punishment in the form of punches.
MrBillyBadarse is looking to take a break and control but Silver is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
MrBillyBadarse cracks Silver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
MrBillyBadarse is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MrBillyBadarse lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
MrBillyBadarse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MrBillyBadarse just content to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

MrBillyBadarse tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse has got the better of the ground game so far.
MrBillyBadarse tries to advance to mount but Silver denies him.
MrBillyBadarse is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silver's shoulder. That is not cool.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.

Silver defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
MrBillyBadarse lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MrBillyBadarse scores with punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silver fending off the submission attempt from MrBillyBadarse.
MrBillyBadarse has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Silver's body.
Silver is trying to break free.
MrBillyBadarse is landing with strikes from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Can Silver hold on?! MrBillyBadarse is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
MrBillyBadarse looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

MrBillyBadarse has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Silver is in real trouble here. MrBillyBadarse gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Silver is tapping out! MrBillyBadarse wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). BillyBadarse MrBillyBadarse!