PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jay dee Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rodrigo Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
dee Penn

189 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, jay dee Penn!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch
letting Penn counter with a right hand.

Penn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Penn on the ground.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
It looks like Penn might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Penn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Penn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Penn controlling from the full mount.
Penn won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Penn controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Penn controlling from mount.
Penn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Penn content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Penn controlling from the full mount.

Penn is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silva is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). jay dee Penn!