PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Le Jean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Le Jean comes to the cage accompanied by La France. Pierre Le Jean has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Le Jean
vs
Silva

200 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pierre Le Jean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Le Jean scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Le Jean throwing strikes but missing.
Le Jean lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Le Jean trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Jean makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Le Jean landing with the ground and pound.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Le Jean from controlling successfully.

Le Jean thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Le Jean postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Le Jean throwing strikes but missing.
Le Jean has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Le Jean got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Le Jean has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Jean trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Le Jean is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Le Jean with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silva working for a triangle but Le Jean defends it easily.

Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Le Jean rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Le Jean is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Silva!