PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Theon Greyjoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedro Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq-NShfefks. Theon Greyjoy has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Greyjoy
vs
Da Silva

183 cm
22
189 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

192 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

[CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Theon Greyjoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pedro Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greyjoy misses with a takedown attempt
and Da Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Da Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Greyjoy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Da Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Greyjoy fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sloppy strikes there by Greyjoy.

Greyjoy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Da Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Greyjoy but great work by Da Silva.
An elbow from Da Silva crashes against the mat.
Da Silva working the ground and pound but Greyjoy is defending the strikes.
Greyjoy tries to improve position but can't.
Da Silva taking a breather here.
Da Silva wants to stand but Greyjoy has his arm trapped.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is looking to take a break and control but Greyjoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Greyjoy manages to work his way to half guard, despite Da Silva's best efforts.
Greyjoy 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.
Greyjoy wants to improve his position but Da Silva is controlling well.
Greyjoy trying to control but Da Silva postures up.
Greyjoy makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Greyjoy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to stand but Greyjoy is controlling his posture from full guard.

Greyjoy escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Da Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Da Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Greyjoy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Greyjoy's legs - danger averted.
Greyjoy is breathing heavily.

Da Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greyjoy shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Greyjoy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Theon Greyjoy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Theon Greyjoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Da Silva lands with a straight right. Greyjoy didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Greyjoy's head.
Greyjoy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Greyjoy keeps the fight on the outside.
Greyjoy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab lands there for Da Silva.
Pedro Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Greyjoy shoots in but Da Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Da Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Da Silva clinches.
Da Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Da Silva.

Da Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
An inside leg kick lands from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Da Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Greyjoy is rocked!
Da Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Greyjoy had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva knocks out Greyjoy with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Da Silva before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Da Silva picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Da Silva!
After winning the bout, Pedro Da Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.