PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Caraglio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Caraglio told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silva
vs
Caraglio

180 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Caraglio pushes him off.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caraglio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caraglio fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Caraglio's guard.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Caraglio looks winded!
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Caraglio blocks nicely.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Caraglio really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up and beckons Caraglio to join him on the feet.
Caraglio throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Caraglio pinned against the cage. Caraglio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caraglio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Caraglio uses good head movement to avoid it.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caraglio misses with a wild combination.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Caraglio avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Caraglio sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva looks for a takedown but Caraglio sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch there but Caraglio circles away.
Caraglio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caraglio circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Caraglio swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Junior Caraglio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caraglio misses with a two punch combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Caraglio with a series of wild strikes but Caraglio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Junior Caraglio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caraglio tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Caraglio throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Caraglio tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Caraglio pushes Silva off, looking to escape but Silva dives into side control. He's locked up a kimura now - that was fast! He's cranking on it and Caraglio is forced to tap! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruno Silva!