PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ed Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian El Loco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
El Loco

183 cm
21
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

181 cm
20
183 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 Rio de Janeiro, Ed Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sebastian El Loco!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
El Loco tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva cracks El Loco with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
El Loco gets back to half guard.
El Loco is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva tries to stand but his hand is stuck under El Loco.
Silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
El Loco is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva scoring with strikes but El Loco is staying in there.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as El Loco is looking to escape.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva working for a guillotine from mount but El Loco is in no mood to give up.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Loco is trying desperately to improve position.
El Loco is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for El Loco on the ground.
El Loco is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
El Loco working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to control the pace but El Loco is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Loco is working to get back to half guard.
El Loco is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
El Loco really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva unloading with bombs!
El Loco manages to regain half guard. Good work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva controlling the action here.
El Loco tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
El Loco is trying to control but can't.
El Loco tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
El Loco is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Silva's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Silva's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ed Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva darts in and clinches El Loco up against the cage.
Silva leaning against his opponent.

Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, El Loco regains guard.

El Loco has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sebastian El Loco!