PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy LeDouche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seben Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seben Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

LeDouche
vs
Silva

199 cm
20
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Guy LeDouche!
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, Seben Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but LeDouche pushes him off.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with LeDouche, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes LeDouche against the cage but LeDouche circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
LeDouche shoots in but no luck this time.
LeDouche shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oooh a lovely combination from Silva sends LeDouche down but not out. Silva dives into side control looking to finish.

LeDouche is rocked!
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Oh LeDouche is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
LeDouche manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with LeDouche. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
LeDouche has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Silva is working for a kimura but LeDouche is defending it quite comfortably.
LeDouche seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under LeDouche.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, LeDouche has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva is keen to just control but LeDouche is a slippery customer.

That's one minute gone in the round.

LeDouche is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

LeDouche actively working from the bottom here.
LeDouche is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
LeDouche trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
LeDouche has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

Silva instigates a clinch.

LeDouche pulls guard.

LeDouche isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks LeDouche on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
LeDouche is breathing heavily.
Silva landing strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on LeDouche's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
LeDouche is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but LeDouche defends it.
Silva trying to control the action but LeDouche is working from the bottom.
LeDouche gets back to full guard.
LeDouche throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but LeDouche is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva throws and elbow that misses. LeDouche uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by LeDouche!

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva keeping moving, preventing LeDouche from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
LeDouche working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for LeDouche!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva cracks LeDouche with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
LeDouche slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but LeDouche keeps working.

LeDouche is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stall here but LeDouche recovers full guard.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
LeDouche is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
LeDouche is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
LeDouche prevents Silva from improving his position.
LeDouche is tying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva trying to control but LeDouche postures up.
LeDouche trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by LeDouche.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seben Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
LeDouche manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is looking to control LeDouche's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

Silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but LeDouche pulls his head out easily.
LeDouche frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LeDouche won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

LeDouche is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.

LeDouche goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
LeDouche stops Silva from passing to mount.
LeDouche is looking to reverse the position.
LeDouche is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
LeDouche tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
LeDouche throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LeDouche shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.

LeDouche drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

LeDouche in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Guy LeDouche!