PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Don Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demetrius Zephyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Zephyr

175 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 The Island, Don Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demetrius Zephyr!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

Zephyr tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zephyr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zephyr wants a takedown.
Zephyr tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Zephyr tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Zephyr is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Zephyr stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zephyr showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zephyr fails with a takedown attempt.
Don Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Demetrius Zephyr.
Zephyr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zephyr avoids a kick to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Zephyr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva looks for a takedown but Zephyr sprawls well.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Zephyr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Zephyr shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zephyr gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Zephyr counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Zephyr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zephyr forces his way into half guard.
Well, if Zephyr is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Zephyr is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Zephyr controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Zephyr smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Zephyr dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zephyr circles away from the clinch attempt.

Zephyr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Zephyr showed some decent athleticism there.
Zephyr moves nicely into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Zephyr connects with a decent elbow.
Demetrius Zephyr has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

Zephyr working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Zephyr lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zephyr working the body and head with strikes.
Zephyr working away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zephyr advances to full mount.

Silva has left one of his arms exposed and Zephyr doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Silva screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrius Zephyr!