PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and wand silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spike Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
silva

187 cm
22
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
19
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spike Silva!
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, wand silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Luis Engracia and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Silva but great work by silva.
silva takes a little break here. Silva wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva tries to buck silva off but silva is having none of it.
Silva gets back to half guard.
silva prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva moves into full guard.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take silva's back instead.

silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Silva gets his way!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Silva tries to get the hooks in deep but silva pushed the leg off.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
silva trying to control the action but Silva just sinks the hooks in.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes here.
silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
silva wants to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Silva has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, silva has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Silva is looking to finish with some ground and pound!

Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but silva has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
silva is keeping busy.
silva has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Silva.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Silva's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva tightening his grip on silva, looking for the choke.

Silva has got his arm under silva's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! silva has spun round into Silva's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! silva looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. silva looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from silva!
Silva manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva works his way into side control.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
silva dodges the ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. silva is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Spike Silva!