PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alonso Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piotrek Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowak has chosen LL Cool J - Its Time for War as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Piotrek Nowak was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silva
vs
Nowak

172 cm
19
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alonso Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Piotrek Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowak shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nowak shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Nowak tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Nowak working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Nowak is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nowak tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

Nowak is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nowak swings around for an armbar but Silva sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Nowak's guard.

Nowak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silva defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to stand up but Nowak won't let him.

Nowak is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wanted to stand there but Nowak had control of the position.

Nowak looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Nowak is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nowak is adopting a defensive guard.

Nowak is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Nowak is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Nowak is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Nowak has switched to an armbar! Silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Piotrek Nowak!
After winning the bout, Piotrek Nowak thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.