PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dmx Blood For Blood (ranked 4815 p4p, 459 weight class) and Rio Silva (ranked 6083 p4p, 530 weight class). Dmx Blood For Blood has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Blood For Blood
vs
Silva

190 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dmx Blood For Blood!
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, Rio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Blood For Blood holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blood For Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood For Blood tries to get out of the position.
Blood For Blood trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Blood For Blood wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva winds up and cracks Blood For Blood with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Blood For Blood trying to control from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throwing shots but Blood For Blood is blocking nicely.
Blood For Blood is trying to control but can't.
Blood For Blood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Blood For Blood's hands, connecting with Blood For Blood's forehead.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blood For Blood defends it well.
Blood For Blood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva is thwarting Blood For Blood's attempts to control the position.
Blood For Blood is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blood For Blood tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rio Silva!