PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keimah Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai's entrance music is Beat It. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Animai
vs
De Silva

190 cm
28
215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

193 cm
33
216 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keimah Animai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai misses with an uppercut.
Animai misses with an uppercut.
Animai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Animai keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Animai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
De Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
De Silva slips a straight right by Animai.
Animai dips to his left and cracks De Silva with an uppercut!
A swing and a miss from De Silva.
Animai throws a big shot that misses.
De Silva slips a jab and a cross from Animai.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Animai drops De Silva with a big left hand and mounts him. De Silva is in big trouble!

De Silva is rocked!

Animai looking for a guillotine from mount but De Silva is having none of it.
De Silva is still in real trouble! Can Animai finish him?

Animai has hold of De Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and De Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Animai swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and De Silva is now in Animai's guard. A big mistake from Animai there, giving up the dominant position!

Animai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Silva is aware though and is defending well.

Animai is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! De Silva has his hands clasped together but Animai extends and breaks De Silva's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Animai.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keimah Animai!
Keimah Animai took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.