PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bo Nickal (ranked 552 p4p, 79 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 4942 p4p, 492 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Nickal
vs
Silva

178 cm
22
178 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

188 cm
28
182 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Conviction
Big Tree's Vintage Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bo Nickal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Hirohito Nitta and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nickal.
Nickal dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nickal connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Nickal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nickal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

Nickal gets a takedown into half guard.
Nickal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nickal trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nickal throws a strike but Silva avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nickal has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickal with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nickal trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nickal lands a couple of elbows.
Nickal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Nickal is working hard here to advance position.
Nickal wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nickal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nickal is trying to move to mount but Silva reverses beautifully and ends up in Nickal's guard.
Nickal is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Nickal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickal wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Nickal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickal lands with a punch from half guard.

Nickal seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bo Nickal!
After the fight, Bo Nickal was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.