PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lenard Bender (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Bender
vs
Silva

224 cm
21
278 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
280 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lenard Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bender shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bender not doing much here.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Bender is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bender seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bender is working away from the top position though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender passes to full mount!

Silva tries to improve his position but Bender has taken his back! Bender has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Silva tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Bender pushes Silva away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lenard Bender!
In defeat, Joe Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'A loss is a loss. I will work hard to come back where I belong.'.