PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rod Wallis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sully Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallis comes into the arena with Who's Got A Match? by Biffy Clyro blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Can't Believe as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Wallis
vs
Silva

177 cm
20
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

187 cm
23
185 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rod Wallis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sully Silva!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wallis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wallis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wallis's back!
Wallis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Wallis is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Wallis is in trouble!
Wallis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wallis regains half guard.
Silva wants to take a breather but Wallis is having none of it.
Wallis manages to get to full guard.
Wallis seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Wallis is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Wallis to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Silva is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Wallis pulls down on the head and he's put Silva to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rod Wallis!