PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Torres
vs
Silva

185 cm
21
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Torres!
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, Scott Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Torres looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Torres is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Torres manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Torres's guard.
Silva stands and throws Torres's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva has hold of Torres's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Torres tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Silva cranks the arm and Torres screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Torres, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scott Silva!