PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Nix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nix
vs
Silva

180 cm
24
176 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

180 cm
21
170 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Excellent grappler
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Nix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nix circles away.
Nix tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Nix's head coaches at Soul Supremacy Fight Club - ELITE TRAINERS----$580 that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nix throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nix tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nix tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Nix throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Alex Silva has been cut.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nix tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nix lands a jab-cross combination.

Nix pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nix misses with an elbow strike.

Silva decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nix knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nix doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nix manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Nix throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nix has his hands clasped together but Silva extends and breaks Nix's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Silva!