PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Iago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iago kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is One More Time. Silva has chosen Eye Of The Tiger as his entrance music. 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 Anderson Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Iago
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Iago!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Iago looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Iago to his feet.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Silva get's back to his feet.
Iago misses with a takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Iago fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva wants to stand but Iago is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Iago is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

Silva stands and steps away. Iago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Iago is controlling the position.

Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Iago!

Silva is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Iago!

Silva gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Iago tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iago manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Iago swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Iago's guard. A big mistake from Iago there, giving up the dominant position!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iago has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.

Iago throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva stands and steps away. Iago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Iago has his takedown stuffed

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabio Iago. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wanted to stand there but Iago had control of the position.

Silva stands up from Iago's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Iago doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iago is trying to get back to full guard.

Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva with a poor takedown

and Iago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Iago misses with a takedown attempt

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Silva gets to his feet. Iago looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Iago was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Iago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Iago escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva won't allow Iago to sweep him here.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Iago to the mat! Iago manages to get full guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Iago looking for a sweep. Not yet Iago, not yet.

Iago is working an open guard so Silva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Iago gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand up but Iago has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Iago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Silva wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Iago's closed guard. He's half up but Iago has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Iago pivots and extends the arm, Silva falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Iago! Well done that man!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabio Iago!