PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emigdio Persona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Persona comes to the cage accompanied by Clutch-Spacegrass. Jerson Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Persona
vs
Silva

182 cm
22
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emigdio Persona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Persona but Persona pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.

Persona has managed to clinch.
Persona lands a shot to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Persona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Persona scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Persona - that landed with a thud.
Persona lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Persona.
Persona is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Persona wants to break the clinch but can't.
Persona prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Persona wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short uppercut from Persona.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Persona - that landed with a thud.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Persona blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Persona on the inside.
Persona is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Persona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Persona swinging wilding here.
A combination from Persona does no damage.

Persona instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Persona is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Persona lands a left hand.
Persona wants to break the clinch but can't.

Persona breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Persona avoids them all with ease.
Persona lands a nice looking body shot.

Persona darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Persona has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Persona blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Persona's brow.
Silva keeps control of Persona as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Persona is trying to break free.
Persona scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Emigdio Persona has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jerson Silva.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Persona breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Persona avoids them all with ease.
Persona throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Persona lands a big shot that drops Silva! Can he finish him?

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Jerson Silva has been cut.
Persona stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Persona finish him?
Persona won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Persona pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Persona connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice strikes from Persona there.
Persona passes to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Persona.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persona lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Persona is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Persona's body position as best he can.
Persona scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Silva is trying to stand.

Persona is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Persona scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Persona scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Persona lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Persona lands a heavy elbow.
Persona landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persona wants to take his opponent's back but Silva doesn't allow it.
Persona prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Persona connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Persona is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Persona goes for an armbar but Silva turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Silva.

Persona has his feet on Silva's thighs here. He's pushed Silva off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Silva screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Emigdio Persona!