PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ricardo Gabriel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Gabriel

185 cm
19
179 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Gabriel!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gabriel slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Gabriel shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gabriel tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva prevents Gabriel from getting the reversal.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Gabriel is trying to escape the mount.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gabriel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gabriel is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel can't escape the position.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gabriel is looking to escape.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!

Gabriel is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva has control of Gabriel's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gabriel regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Gabriel is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Gabriel winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Romo Silva!