PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Yaga Shura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shura comes to the cage accompanied by The Angel. Silvia has chosen My time is now as his entrance music. Yaga Shura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Shura
vs
Silvia

193 cm
26
190 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yaga Shura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shura stuffs the takedown.

Silvia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvia looking for a takedown.
Shura is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Yaga Shura has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silvia.

Silvia pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silvia shoots in for a takedown but Shura shows good takedown defense.

Silvia drives through and clinches with Shura against the cage.
Silvia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Shura gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silvia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shura is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Shura prevents the takedown attempt.

Shura pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shura loads up on a big right hand but Silvia slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silvia.

Silvia looking to score a takedown here. Shura is defending well but Silvia drives through and ends up in Shura's guard.

Shura is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Silvia rolls with it to try and escape but Shura cranks on the arm and Silvia is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Yaga Shura!
A relieved looking Yaga Shura thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.