PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Paulo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norberto da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Norberto da Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Paulo
vs
da Silva

190 cm
22
292 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Paulo!
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, Norberto da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paulo avoids the head kick by da Silva.

Paulo shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Paulo looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Paulo is trying to control the action in half guard but da Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paulo seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Paulo stops da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Paulo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Paulo stops da Silva from getting back to his feet.
Paulo lands strikes from half guard.
Paulo is trying to control. da Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Paulo trying to mount his opponent but da Silva defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paulo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Paulo is stalling here. da Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Paulo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and da Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

da Silva decides to take the fight back to the feet.
da Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Paulo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
da Silva misses with a head kick.
da Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
da Silva throws a head kick but Paulo moves out of range.
da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paulo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
da Silva tries to clinch but Paulo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
da Silva misses with a head kick.
Paulo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Norberto da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
da Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
da Silva wants to clinch.

da Silva lands a high kick to the side of Paulo's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! da Silva dives into guard, looking to finish.

Paulo is rocked!
Paulo is breathing heavily.
da Silva wants to stand but Paulo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paulo trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
da Silva wants to stand but Paulo has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Paulo trying to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
da Silva is looking to stand up but Paulo won't let him.
Paulo punching to the body, from the bottom.
Paulo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Paulo takes a kick to the side of the head.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Paulo circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Paulo with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Paulo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paulo fails with the takedown.
da Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Paulo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva throws a quick head kick that knocks Paulo silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! da Silva is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Norberto da Silva!