PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spider Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Heart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Heart

175 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Spider Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Brett Heart!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Heart shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Heart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Heart is in Silva's guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Heart wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Heart is having none of it.

Heart drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Heart off! Heart jumps back into Silva's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Heart tries to pass.
Heart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Heart trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.

Heart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Heart trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Heart is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Heart looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Heart not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva pushes Heart off looking to stand but Heart dives back in and keeps control.
Heart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Heart is controlling him well.
Heart lands with a punch from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Heart thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Heart stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Heart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Heart is trying for a kimura here. Silva looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Heart wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brett Heart!