PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Johnson

210 cm
23
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

204 cm
22
279 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Syndicate Drugs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Andriago 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, Roger Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva walks into a jab.

It looks like Andriago Silva has been cut.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Silva ducks straight into an uppercut from Johnson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Silva manages to regain guard straight away.

Silva is rocked!
Johnson advances position into side control!
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

Johnson is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Johnson content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Johnson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.

Johnson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Johnson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Johnson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva pushes Johnson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Johnson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Johnson controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

Johnson gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Johnson has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Andriago Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
Johnson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a hook.
Andriago Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Johnson throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roger Johnson!