PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demetrius Soares Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerry Spring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Soares Silva
vs
Spring

177 cm
20
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 Rio de Janeiro, Demetrius Soares Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerry Spring!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soares Silva is looking to clinch.
Soares Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Spring circles away.
Soares Silva fails with the takedown.
Soares Silva checks a leg kick.

Soares Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

Spring throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Soares Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Spring tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Soares Silva wants to control from the top but Spring keeps moving.
Soares Silva advances position into side control!
Spring is looking for a sweep.
Soares Silva is looking to take a break and control but Spring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Spring is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Soares Silva is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Soares Silva avoids the attempt from Spring to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Soares Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Spring is desperately trying to improve his position but Soares Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Soares Silva looking to ground and pound but Spring is blocking nicely.
Spring is desperately trying to improve his position but Soares Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Spring is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Soares Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Spring can't escape the position.
Spring looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Soares Silva working for a guillotine from mount but Spring is in no mood to give up.
Spring manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Spring is looking to improve his position.
Soares Silva trying to control the action but Spring is working from the bottom.
Spring is trying to get back to full guard.
Spring is staying active underneath Soares Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Spring is looking for a sweep. Soares Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Spring trying to control from the bottom.
Soares Silva prevents Spring from standing back up.
Spring is pressing down on Soares Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Soares Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Soares Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Spring trying to strike off his back.

Spring is looking for a triangle but Soares Silva pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soares Silva trying to control but Spring is working from the bottom.
Spring is trying to keep Soares Silva in close.
Soares Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Spring.
Soares Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Spring is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Spring looking to hit a scissor sweep but Soares Silva is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Soares Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Spring looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Soares Silva trying to control the position but Spring is working away.
Spring is trying to improve his position.
Soares Silva trying to control the position but Spring is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Soares Silva.
Spring is looking to regain half guard here but Soares Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Soares Silva is looking to take a break and control but Spring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Soares Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Spring can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demetrius Soares Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Nice takedown defense from Spring. No joy for Soares Silva on that attempt.
Soares Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Soares Silva shoots for a takedown but Spring saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demetrius Soares Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spring misses with an attempted mid kick.
Spring avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Soares Silva shoots in but Spring avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Spring drives through with a takedown into guard.
Spring wants to pass the guard but Soares Silva is keeping the position.
Soares Silva wants to control the position but Spring says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Soares Silva gets back to full guard.
Soares Silva is trying to keep Spring in close.
Spring is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spring is posturing up here but Soares Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Spring tries to roll out but it's too tight and Spring has to tap! Slick submission there by Soares Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Demetrius Soares Silva!