PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Humberto Villegas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Villegas

188 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

Kangaroo Muscle

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 Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Humberto Villegas!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Villegas closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Villegas decides to stand back up.

Villegas looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva wants to control but Villegas is keeping busy.

Villegas looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Villegas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Villegas stands up out of the half guard.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villegas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Villegas misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva tries to clinch up but Villegas circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva scores with a takedown into Villegas's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Villegas has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.
Villegas looks gassed!

Villegas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Villegas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Villegas looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva wants to stand but Villegas is controlling his posture from full guard.

Silva gets to his feet. Villegas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villegas manages to avoid it.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Villegas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva working over Villegas with some ground and pound. Villegas looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Villegas tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villegas is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Villegas moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Villegas has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.

Villegas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Villegas is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! nice BJJ there by Villegas!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Humberto Villegas!