PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Din Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Thomas

206 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

186 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Din Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Thomas fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Silva stands up from Thomas's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.

Thomas has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silva doesn't defend quickly enough and Thomas has managed to lock this one up! Can Silva escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Thomas on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Din Thomas!