PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remish Demarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vago Silva had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Remish Demarco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Demarco

170 cm
20
160 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

171 cm
22
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Nice elbows
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Remish Demarco!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demarco.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Demarco scores with a jab to the head.
Demarco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Demarco misses with a low kick.
Demarco misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Demarco's shoulder, as Demarco tries to avoid the shot.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Demarco.
Demarco misses with a straight right.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Demarco.
Demarco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Demarco is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Demarco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Demarco softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Demarco is stalling here.
Still in the clinch, Demarco scores with a nice short uppercut.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Demarco.
Demarco wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Demarco pulls guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Demarco keeps moving.
Demarco manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva tries to reverse the position but Demarco maintains control.
Silva is trying to stand.
Demarco looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Demarco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Demarco lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Demarco with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Demarco trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Demarco working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Demarco in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Demarco avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Demarco landing shots from mount.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Demarco lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Demarco is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Demarco putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Demarco scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Demarco wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
A nice elbow there by Demarco.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Demarco smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Demarco scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Demarco is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Demarco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Demarco throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Demarco throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Demarco throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Silva stumbling backwards into the cage! Silva bounces back off the cage towards Demarco, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Demarco lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Demarco celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Remish Demarco!