PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ron Billings (ranked 4290 p4p, 3906 weight class) and Pedro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Ron Billings has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Billings
vs
Silva

170 cm
18
152
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
26
154
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ron Billings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Pedro Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billings shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Billings shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Billings gets slowly back to his feet.
Billings fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Billings. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Billings, which made it look bad.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Billings knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Billings wants to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Billings is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Silva is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

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

Billings looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Billings defends the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Billings defend it? Silva steps over the head and cranks it - Billings is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pedro Silva!