PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Almeida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Da Silva
vs
Almeida

178 cm
26
205 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

192 cm
23
216 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Almeida!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almeida drops his hands momentarily and Da Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Almeida jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Silva shoots in for a double leg but Almeida sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Almeida instigates a clinch.

Almeida has clasped his hands together around Da Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Da Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Almeida working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Almeida with the ground and pound but Da Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Almeida working over Da Silva with some ground and pound. Da Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Almeida is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Almeida not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Almeida is nestled in close to Da Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Almeida not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is staying active underneath Almeida, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Da Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Da Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Almeida stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Da Silva throws up his legs and catches Almeida in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Almeida tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Da Silva! That came out of nowhere!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Thiago Da Silva!