PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (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.

Riley
vs
Silva

200 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
18
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Dallas Riley!
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, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Riley throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Riley is in Silva's guard.
Riley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Riley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Riley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Riley is stalling in the full guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riley pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Riley controls the pace.

Dallas Riley has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Riley closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Riley slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Riley is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to full guard.

Riley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Riley has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Riley passes into side control.
Riley staying calm.

Riley decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riley scores with a three punch combo!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Riley shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

Riley stands up from Silva's guard - Riley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Riley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva wants to improve his position but Riley is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley content to control rather than advance.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Riley dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva dodges the punch combination from Riley.

Riley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Riley is now in Silva's guard.
Riley stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Riley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Riley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Riley to get to half guard.
Riley prevents Silva from improving his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley controlling the action here.
Silva tries to roll over but Riley keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Riley seems content to control.
Riley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dallas Riley wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Riley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Silva on his heels. He'll look to pass Silva's guard now, I'm sure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva working for a triangle but Riley defends it easily.

Riley gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Riley scores a takedown into full mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riley controlling the pace for now.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley controlling from the full mount.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Riley has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silva taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't escape the position.
Riley putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Riley has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Riley smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Riley takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Riley controlling the pace for now.
Riley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dallas Riley dominated that second round.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Riley throws a leg kick that misses.

Riley looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Riley drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.
Riley wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Riley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Riley works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Riley is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Riley looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Riley has managed to pass to side control instead.
Riley tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Riley off him but Riley keeps the position.
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Riley works his way to full guard. Good work.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Riley slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Riley has passed into side control.
Silva tries to buck Riley off but Riley is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Riley perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Riley in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley not doing much here.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Riley stalling.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Riley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dallas Riley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva with the active half guard here but Riley passes nicely into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Riley controls the position.

Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Riley's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Riley! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Silva has tapped! This one is allllll over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dallas Riley!