PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dario Dumic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dario Dumic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dumic
vs
Silva

225 cm
19
200 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
29
210 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dario Dumic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dumic misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dumic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva lands with a straight right. Dumic didn't see that one coming.
Dumic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Dumic shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dario Dumic. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dumic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Dumic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Dumic is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dumic to get the leverage.
Dumic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumic wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva pushes Dumic off looking to stand but Dumic dives back in and keeps control.

Dumic seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Dumic tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.

Dumic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Dumic is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dario Dumic!