PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rady Remigio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spider Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Remigio

195 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Syndicate Drugs

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rady Remigio!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Remigio.

Remigio shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva stops Remigio from passing to mount.
Remigio prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Remigio off but instead Remigio has got his back!
Silva is breathing heavily.

Silva is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Remigio gets his way!
Remigio somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Remigio lands strikes to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents Remigio from getting a body triangle.

Remigio patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is covering up but some of the strikes from Remigio are getting through and doing damage.

Remigio is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.

Remigio is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva for a finish.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Remigio is working the ground and pound. Can Silva escape?

Remigio working for a choke but Silva is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva staying busy and making it hard for Remigio to control.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Remigio is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. Silva has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Remigio has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! Silva taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Remigio doesn't care though - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rady Remigio!