PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wagani Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orjan Lax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia comes to the cage accompanied by Roll With It. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silvia
vs
Lax

188 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
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, Orjan Lax!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lax jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lax misses with a few strikes there.
Lax pushes Silvia away with a front kick.
Silvia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lax's waist but Silvia gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvia off to one side.

Lax clinches up with Silvia and pushes him back against the cage.
Silvia trying to land knees to the body.
Silvia tries to stall but Lax uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lax trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lax.

Lax manages to break the clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lax.
Lax keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lax.
Silvia is breathing heavily.
Lax scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lax throws a front kick that sends Silvia stumbling back into the cage.

Lax decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lax blocks the strikes from Silvia.
Silvia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lax is looking to stand up but Silvia won't let him.
Silvia looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lax is one step ahead there.

Silvia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvia trying to keep a closed guard but Lax is proving a slippery customer.
Lax stopping the sweep attempt from Silvia.
Silvia controls Lax momentarily but Lax frees himself.

Lax stands up and waves to Silvia to follow him.

Lax drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Lax stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Silvia feints and as Lax raises his hands in defense, Silvia changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lax is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silvia is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lax works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lax working a defensive guard here.

Silvia decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lax, up you get!
Silvia misses with a takedown attempt

and Lax counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lax wants to stand up but Silvia is controlling the position.
Silvia punching from the bottom.

Lax postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silvia to stand up.
Silvia bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silvia doesn't manage to clinch there - Lax circles away.

Silvia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Lax breaks the clinch.

Silvia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silvia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silvia throwing shots but Lax is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lax kicks Silvia off and gets back to his feet.
Lax looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silvia drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silvia throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lax wants to stand but Silvia is controlling the position.
Lax wants to sweep here but Silvia controlling him for the moment.
Lax wants to get back to his feet but Silvia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lax is trying to control the position but Silvia postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvia trying to control the position from guard on top but Lax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lax is trying to control the position but Silvia postures up.
Lax wants to stand and escape but Silvia is having none of it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A solid body kick from Lax.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lax pushes Silvia away with a front kick.

Lax instigates a clinch.
Lax leaning against his opponent.

Silvia pulls Lax into guard.
Silvia keeping moving, preventing Lax from controlling successfully.
Silvia looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvia, not yet.

Silvia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lax can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lax trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silvia has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lax should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silvia has tightened it up now! Lax should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wagani Silvia!