PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Bison
vs
Silva

168 cm
25
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
22
170 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mike Bison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bison gets a clinch.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bison gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bison is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bison down to the mat. Bison avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mike Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Mike Bison has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Silva.
Bison tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bison throws a shot to the body.
Bison doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bison stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Bison dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Bison tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bison obliges.
Bison leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Bison improves position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bison.
Bison gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Bison working Silva over with knees to the body.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Stalling in the clinch from Bison.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Bison holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Bison misses with a knee strike.
Bison stalling against the cage.
Bison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Bison stalling the fight.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bison prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Bison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bison displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Bison tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Bison swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bison is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Bison has managed to clinch.
Bison unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The referee calls for Bison to work.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Bison pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bison manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bison lands a nice knee to the body.
Bison landing knees to the head.
Bison with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Bison crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva jumps guard but Bison stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bison takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bison landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva avoiding damage as Bison throws knees to the body.
Bison wants to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bison lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Bison could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Silva pushes a forearm under Bison's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Bison is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Silva!