PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Jimmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into the arena with Jose Silva Lock And Submit blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Jimmo

176 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

174 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Jimmo!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Robert Twigg and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jimmo drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jimmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Silva has hold of one of Jimmo's legs. Jimmo is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Jimmo keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Jimmo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jimmo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva controlling from the top position.

Jose Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jimmo has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jimmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jimmo pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jimmo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Jimmo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jimmo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
Jimmo missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Jimmo.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Jimmo prevents it.
Jimmo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Jimmo trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jimmo into the cage.
Jimmo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jimmo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jimmo.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jimmo lands a knee to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jimmo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jimmo lands a knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jimmo.
Jimmo lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Jimmo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jimmo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jimmo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jose Silva's cut is getting worse.
A knee to the head by Jimmo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jimmo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jimmo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jimmo.
A knee to the head by Jimmo.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Jimmo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jimmo lands a nice elbow.

Jose Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jimmo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ryan Jimmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Jimmo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Jimmo settles back down.

Jimmo closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jimmo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Jimmo tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jimmo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Jose Silva's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

Silva turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Silva manages to end up in side control.
Jimmo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jimmo is looking for a sweep.
Jimmo is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jimmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jimmo keeps working.
Jimmo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jimmo keeps working.
Silva working away.
Jimmo trying to control but Silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Jimmo can't escape the position.

Silva is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Jimmo wants to control his opponent's hands but Silva gets his hands free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
I really don't envy Jimmo right now.

Silva working for the choke.
Jimmo tries to break free.

Silva tightening his grip on Jimmo, looking for the choke.
Jimmo is trying to break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is persistently looking for the submission but Jimmo is defending it well.
Silva keeps control of the position as Jimmo tries to break free.
Jose Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Silva is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jimmo has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jimmo is in bad spot here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jose Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jose Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Jimmo has managed to clinch.
Jimmo is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jimmo has his back to the cage.
Jimmo tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Jimmo prevents the takedown attempt.
Jimmo lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jimmo.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jimmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jose Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jimmo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Jimmo!
After the big win, Ryan Jimmo made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Scotia Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.