PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor de Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasily Smyslov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

de Silva
vs
Smyslov

182 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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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 Rio de Janeiro, Vitor de Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vasily Smyslov!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smyslov bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Smyslov is looking to take a break and control but de Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
de Silva wants to get back to his feet.
de Silva stops Smyslov from passing to mount.
de Silva is looking to reverse the position.

Smyslov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. de Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
de Silva struggling a bit here.

Smyslov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Smyslov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
de Silva lands with a shot to the body.
de Silva lands the left hand.
de Silva bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Smyslov! He dives into his guard looking to finish!

Smyslov is rocked!
de Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smyslov's guard.
Smyslov is still in real trouble! Can de Silva finish him?
de Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Smyslov wants to improve his position but de Silva is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with de Silva in particular looking to stall.
Smyslov seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Smyslov moves into full guard.
de Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smyslov is keeping the position for now.
Smyslov trying to control the position.
de Silva preventing the sweep.

Smyslov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but de Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
de Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
de Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
de Silva is breathing heavily.

Smyslov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. de Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. de Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smyslov looking to hit a scissor sweep but de Silva is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Smyslov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! de Silva has his hands clasped together but Smyslov extends an breaks de Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Smyslov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Vasily Smyslov!