PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wandeco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wandeco Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Opasevich
vs
Silva

183 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
201 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Intelligent

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dagestan Opasevich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wandeco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Opasevich.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Opasevich shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Opasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Opasevich shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Opasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Opasevich shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Opasevich throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to improve his position but Opasevich is controlling well.
Opasevich sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Opasevich from advancing to side control.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opasevich.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opasevich.
Silva tries to roll over but Opasevich keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Opasevich blocks the strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Opasevich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Opasevich thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Opasevich thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva tries to hold on but Opasevich postures up.
Opasevich scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva can't escape the position.
Opasevich scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Opasevich landing punches.
Opasevich looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Opasevich throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Opasevich loaded up on that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Opasevich thowing shots but they're missing.
Opasevich is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva tries to hold on but Opasevich pushes him away.
Opasevich looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Opasevich smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Opasevich prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Opasevich is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Opasevich punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Opasevich lands a big elbow.
Opasevich looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Opasevich landing shots from mount.
Opasevich has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Opasevich.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Opasevich finish him?
Opasevich lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!