PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior BayawaK (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Bossa Tripla. Junior BayawaK will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Da Silva
vs
BayawaK

182 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
245 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joao Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Junior BayawaK!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as BayawaK sprawls well. BayawaK wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
BayawaK thuds his shin into the meat of Da Silva's side.
A thudding body kick lands there by BayawaK!
Da Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.

It looks like Joao Da Silva has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
BayawaK lands with a kick to the temple. Da Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Da Silva.
BayawaK throws a head kick that half lands.
BayawaK turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by BayawaK.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
BayawaK fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Da Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
BayawaK connects with a solid leg kick.
BayawaK throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
BayawaK lands with a thumping leg kick.
Junior BayawaK is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
BayawaK thuds a left hand into Da Silva's body.
BayawaK keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao Da Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
BayawaK scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
BayawaK throws a nice outside leg kick.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. BayawaK manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva wants to clinch up but BayawaK keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Da Silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A decent looking body kick lands there for BayawaK.
BayawaK throws a head kick that half lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
BayawaK goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
BayawaK lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
BayawaK lands a head kick!
BayawaK scores with a kick to the body.
Da Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
BayawaK stuns Da Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Da Silva fails to land the takedown.
A good leg kick by BayawaK.
Da Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from BayawaK.
BayawaK is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
BayawaK lands a high kick!
BayawaK scores with a kick to the midsection.
Da Silva fails with the takedown.

BayawaK gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Da Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Da Silva cracks BayawaK with a solid left hand.
Da Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BayawaK's head.
Da Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Da Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
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!
BayawaK is trying to keep Da Silva in close.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but BayawaK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but BayawaK has wrist control.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but BayawaK keeps moving.
Da Silva throwing strikes from guard but BayawaK blocks nicely.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but BayawaK keeps moving.
Da Silva is working BayawaK over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Da Silva wants to control from the top but BayawaK keeps moving.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Silva trying to control but BayawaK is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if BayawaK can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
BayawaK 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.
Da Silva is working BayawaK over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Da Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but BayawaK is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Da Silva forces his way into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva prevents BayawaK from improving his position.
Da Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Da Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Da Silva moves into full mount! BayawaK won't be happy about that!
Da Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.

It looks like Junior BayawaK has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. BayawaK can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of BayawaK's face.
Da Silva cracks BayawaK with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BayawaK really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Da Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Da Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
BayawaK is bucking up trying to escape but Da Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Da Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can BayawaK hang on?

BayawaK is rocked!
Da Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt BayawaK! More shots from Da Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Da Silva!
Our winner, Joao Da Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.