PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dagestan Opasevich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Irwin Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Opasevich
vs
Silva

183 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

178 cm
20
176 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 2 - 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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Irwin Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Opasevich counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Opasevich's best efforts.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Opasevich.
Opasevich throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Opasevich throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Opasevich misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opasevich working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Opasevich throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Opasevich tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Opasevich is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva trying to control the action but Opasevich is working from the bottom.

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.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Opasevich defends the submission attempt.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Opasevich defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Opasevich is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Opasevich sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Opasevich is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Opasevich is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is pressing down on Opasevich's thigh, looking to free his foot. Opasevich is holding on for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dagestan Opasevich will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Opasevich looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva tries to hold on but Opasevich postures up.
Opasevich unloading with bombs!

It looks like Irwin Silva has been cut.
Opasevich is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Silva is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Opasevich! Silva is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dagestan Opasevich!