PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Daiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daiva has chosen The Rasmus - The Fight as his entrance music. Lukas Daiva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anderson Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Daiva

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
24
189 lbs
6 - 10 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Determined

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 Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lukas Daiva!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daiva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.

Daiva moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Daiva won't allow it.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Daiva smiles and moves away.

Daiva shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Daiva won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Daiva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Daiva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Daiva is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Daiva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Daiva 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 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Anderson Silva!