PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pur Linndl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Linndl
vs
Silva

190 cm
18
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Condemned
Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========#

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pur Linndl!
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, Randy Silva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Linndl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Linndl circles away.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Linndl is looking for a sweep.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Linndl really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Linndl is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Linndl wants to get back to his feet but Silva is dominant here and he's now got Linndl's back!
Silva throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Linndl!
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Silva has got one arm under Linndl's chin. This could be trouble... Linndl trying to control the other hand but Silva gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Linndl has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Randy Silva!
Randy Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.