PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silo Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Basil Nightingale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Basil Nightingale enters the cage!

Johnson
vs
Nightingale

199 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

ADCC Champion
Counter striker
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Silo Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Basil Nightingale!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nightingale fails with the takedown
and Johnson counters with a big head kick but Nightingale shrugs it off.
Nightingale has his takedown stuffed

and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
Johnson lands an elbow that stopped Nightingale in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Basil Nightingale has been cut.
Johnson lands an elbow inside.

Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johnson closes the distance but Nightingale moves to the side

and Nightingale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nightingale slows the pace down in half guard.
Nightingale looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson is looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nightingale in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Johnson tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nightingale!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Basil Nightingale!