PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Poe Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fuego Silveti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poe Jr
vs
Silveti

180 cm
18
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fernando Poe Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fuego Silveti!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silveti rushes Poe Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poe Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silveti smiles and moves away.
Poe Jr stuffs the takedown.
Poe Jr stuffs the takedown attempt from Silveti. Silveti gets slowly back to his feet.

Silveti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Poe Jr to the mat! Poe Jr manages to get full guard.

Silveti gets to his feet. Poe Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Poe Jr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silveti is looking for a sweep. Poe Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Poe Jr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Silveti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silveti tries to get to full guard but Poe Jr has control of the leg.
Poe Jr moves into full mount! Silveti won't be happy about that!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poe Jr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silveti is wriggling around trying to escape.

Poe Jr working for a submission but Silveti is keeping him at bay.

Silveti defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Poe Jr.
Silveti stops Poe Jr from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Poe Jr lands with some strikes.
Silveti bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Poe Jr is looking for a triangle but Silveti pushes his legs off easily.
Silveti tries to stand but Poe Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Silveti looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poe Jr looking for a guillotine here but Silveti defends easily.
Poe Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silveti is one step ahead there.

Silveti decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Poe Jr, up you get!

Silveti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silveti working away.

Silveti tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silveti has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silveti working away.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poe Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Silveti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silveti wants to sweep but Poe Jr has passed to side control!
Silveti is not content to let Poe Jr control the position.
Poe Jr scores with punches from side control.
Silveti is not content to let Poe Jr control the position.
Poe Jr cracks Silveti with a big right hand but Silveti just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silveti is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Poe Jr is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silveti struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Poe Jr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Silveti looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silveti has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Poe Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silveti looking for a guillotine here but Poe Jr defends easily.
Poe Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silveti is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Poe Jr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fuego Silveti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silveti closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poe Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Silveti actively working from the bottom here.

Poe Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silveti doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Poe Jr.

Silveti looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Poe Jr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poe Jr lands strikes from half guard.
Silveti is not content to let Poe Jr control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Poe Jr is trying to work for a kimura but Silveti is defending well.
Poe Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Poe Jr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Silveti makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Silveti doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Poe Jr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silveti's guard now.
Poe Jr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silveti is looking to sinch up a triangle. Poe Jr throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silveti's body to avoid the submission. Silveti has instead reached around Poe Jr's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silveti arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Fuego Silveti!