PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braulio Baptista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Baptista

185 cm
20
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Down Under Supplements (AXES)

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Braulio Baptista!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Baptista counters with a left to the body.
Donk. Baptista catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Baptista slips a straight right by Silva.
Baptista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baptista wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Baptista is out of range.
Baptista misses with a body shot.
Baptista misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Baptista's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

Baptista had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.
Baptista keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva distracts Baptista with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baptista avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva passes Baptista's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Baptista's thigh, looking to free his foot. Baptista is holding on for now.
Baptista is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva passes to side control.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Baptista instead regains half guard.
Silva prevents Baptista from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is taking a breather. Baptista says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Baptista sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva controlling from side mount.
Baptista gets back to half guard.
Baptista wants to control but Silva passes into side.
Baptista prevents Silva from moving into mount.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Baptista keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to control but Baptista is keeping him busy.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Baptista is trying to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Baptista stops Silva from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Romo Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baptista avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Baptista tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Baptista is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Baptista is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baptista is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva lands a big elbow - Baptista is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Baptista is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Romo Silva!
Romo Silva thanked the fans post fight for their support.