PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Banha Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romulo Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romulo Ribeiro is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Silvia
vs
Ribeiro

185 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
22
194 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Banha Silvia!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romulo Ribeiro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silvia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ribeiro to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Ribeiro sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ribeiro wants to control from the top but Silvia keeps moving.
Ribeiro must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Ribeiro stands up and waves to Silvia to follow him.
Ribeiro misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ribeiro closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ribeiro lands in his opponent's guard.

Silvia has his feet on Ribeiro's thighs here. He's pushed Ribeiro off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Ribeiro screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Banha Silvia!
Banha Silvia retains his middleweight title!