PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Meri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Meri comes to the cage accompanied by hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me. Veijo Meri had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Meri
vs
Silva

175 cm
18
163 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
20
166 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Meri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eduardo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Meri was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Meri sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva looks gassed!

Meri is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Meri defends the submission attempt.
Meri is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Meri avoid being mounted?
Silva works his way into side control.

Silva has hold of Meri's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Meri seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Meri is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Meri is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eduardo Silva!