PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benny St Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban 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.

St Breeze
vs
Silva

175 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benny St Breeze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Esteban Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Paul Gruel and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva throws a right hand that St Breeze ducks under and follows up with a left that St Breeze also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by St Breeze as he checks the leg kick.
St Breeze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
St Breeze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
St Breeze walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot.
St Breeze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva leaves St Breeze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Breeze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as St Breeze shoots in.
Silva throws a series of punches but St Breeze avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Esteban Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Breeze is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Breeze fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny St Breeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Breeze throws a body kick that misses.

St Breeze shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to escape but St Breeze is in control.

St Breeze is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Breeze is breathing heavily.
Silva is pushing St Breeze's head away, looking to escape. St Breeze manages to hold on to the position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

St Breeze decides to stand back up.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
St Breeze tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
St Breeze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Breeze misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
St Breeze shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva lunges at St Breeze with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by St Breeze's hand.
St Breeze tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Breeze.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva throws a right and a left that St Breeze avoids nicely.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva throws a combination. St Breeze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Breeze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Esteban Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Breeze moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva leaves St Breeze with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
St Breeze takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
St Breeze slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
St Breeze misses with a leg kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as St Breeze blocks the low kick.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from St Breeze.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Breeze shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Esteban Silva 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.

Silva tries to bum rush St Breeze with a series of wild strikes but St Breeze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for St Breeze on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for St Breeze on that attempt.
Esteban Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries a low kick but St Breeze avoids it.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a combination. St Breeze tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
St Breeze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benny St Breeze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Benny St Breeze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva throws a push kick but St Breeze slaps the foot to one side.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
St Breeze shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
St Breeze is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Silva enables St Breeze to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Breeze. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva wants to stand but St Breeze is controlling the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Breeze advances to half guard.
St Breeze stops Silva from getting back to his feet.

St Breeze is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is not content to let St Breeze control the position.
Silva is trying to stand back up but St Breeze is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Breeze is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! St Breeze wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Benny St Breeze!