PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tee Nah (ranked 1548 p4p, 174 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 3165 p4p, 290 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rodrigo Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Nah
vs
Silva

192 cm
45
285 lbs
57 - 31 - 0

192 cm
43
251 lbs
30 - 48 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 57 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tee Nah!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 48 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Chad Campbell and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Nah has taken the fight into the clinch.

Nah manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nah is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nah is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Nah is retaining full guard.

Nah is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Nah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nah scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Nah.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Tee Nah has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rodrigo Silva.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A short right from Nah on the inside.
Nah lands with a light punch inside.
Nah scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nah is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Silva turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nah is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nah is looking for a sweep.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Nah throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Nah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva wants to clinch.
Nah lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Silva falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nah dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tee Nah!
Tee Nah retains his heavyweight title!
Tee Nah took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.