PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arco Amon (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.

Silver
vs
Amon

180 cm
23
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Helsinki, Thiago Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Arco Amon!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amon dodges the punch combination from Silver.
Amon avoids the head kick by Silver.
Silver tries to clinch but Amon is having none of it.
Amon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silver fails in his attempt to clinch.
Amon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Amon leaves Silver with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Amon keeps the fight on the outside.
Silver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Amon connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice jab there from Amon.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Amon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Amon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silver fails with a takedown attempt.
Silver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice uppercut there from Amon.
A punch combination from Amon misses.
Amon misses the shot to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amon.
Amon scores with a push kick.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Amon lands a slapping body shot.

Amon drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Amon lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amon working the head and body with strikes.
Silver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silver is letting Amon control him for a moment.
Amon working the head with strikes.
Silver takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Amon cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Amon working the ground and pound from side control.
Silver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Amon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silver takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amon lands an elbow.
Silver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Amon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silver some visible discomfort.
Amon cracks Silver with a big right hand but Silver just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Silver is rocked!
Amon controlling the position.
Amon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Amon lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Amon lands a decent elbow from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Amon working the ground and pound from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amon controlling the position from side mount.
Amon cracks Silver with a big right hand but Silver just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Amon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Amon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Amon stands up and we're back to a striking position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Amon. Beautiful body shot.
Silver takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arco Amon 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.

Amon lands a really nice looking cross but Silver seems unphased.
A cross from Silver lands.
Amon throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
Amon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Amon misses with a combination
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Amon closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Amon maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silver could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Amon has cracked it and Silver is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Amon!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Arco Amon!