PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Optimus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Audioslave - Like a Stone. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Maximus
vs
Silva

200 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

222 cm
20
255 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Optimus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mike Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Maximus gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maximus tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Maximus not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Maximus looking for a submission but Silva manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Maximus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Maximus has passed into half guard!
Maximus tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Maximus drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Maximus lands strikes from half guard.
Maximus trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying to control but Maximus manages to pass to mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maximus unloading with bombs!
Maximus unloading with bombs!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maximus sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Maximus punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maximus can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Maximus has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Maximus lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maximus with a couple of short strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Maximus cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maximus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Silva is rocked!
Maximus lands a big shot to the head and Silva winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Optimus Maximus!