PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Tucker (ranked 2644 p4p, 5490 weight class) and Martino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheldon Tucker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tucker
vs
Silva

170 cm
25
150
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
22
145
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes musicals

Shadow Realm Apparel
Northern Zombie

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sheldon Tucker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Martino Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tucker moves into the clinch.

Tucker pulls guard.

Tucker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tucker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tucker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

Silva stands up from Tucker's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tucker instigates a clinch.

Tucker pulls Silva into guard.
Tucker pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Tucker controlling Silva's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Tucker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Tucker drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Tucker jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Tucker looking for a sweep. Not yet Tucker, not yet.

Tucker has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sheldon Tucker!