PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmundo Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rickson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Jr

172 cm
23
145 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Experienced

Skin-Clothes Designing
ANABOLIC **160**

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rickson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Edmundo Jr!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jr's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jr distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jr content to stall in guard here.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jr trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Jr preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Jr lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jr trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jr scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jr stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Jr working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Jr advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jr scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jr working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jr is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jr working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jr controlling the action here.
Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jr slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jr in particular looking to stall.
Jr trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Jr in particular looking to stall.
Jr looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jr lands a nice short elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jr connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Edmundo Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables Jr to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jr stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jr must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jr keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jr lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jr working some strikes from top position.
Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jr advances position into side control!
Jr lands a few punches from side control.

Silva is rocked!
Jr lands a nice forearm strike.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jr working the ground and pound.
Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jr scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Silva is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Jr can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edmundo Jr!
Edmundo Jr is the new featherweight champion!
A very excited looking Edmundo Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.