PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostas Mavrouleas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Mavrouleas

188 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tyler Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostas Mavrouleas!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mavrouleas just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

Mavrouleas clinches with his opponent.

Mavrouleas breaks from the clinch.
Mavrouleas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mavrouleas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Mavrouleas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mavrouleas is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Mavrouleas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Mavrouleas manages to break the clinch.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva trying to control but Mavrouleas is working from the bottom.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva prevents Mavrouleas from getting back to his feet.
Silva postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrouleas trying to control the position here.
Mavrouleas tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control but Mavrouleas is working from the bottom.
Mavrouleas keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mavrouleas lands a head kick!
Tyler Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mavrouleas circles away.

Silva gets a clinch.

Mavrouleas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mavrouleas moved out of range nicely.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva won't allow Mavrouleas to get back to his feet.
Mavrouleas looks gassed!
Mavrouleas throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Mavrouleas working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mavrouleas gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mavrouleas is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mavrouleas striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva won't allow Mavrouleas to sweep him here.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mavrouleas, up you get!
Mavrouleas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mavrouleas as he jumps to the side.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Mavrouleas doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mavrouleas on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mavrouleas being controlled for a moment.
Mavrouleas is looking for a sweep.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Mavrouleas's legs.
Mavrouleas tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyler Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Mavrouleas closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Mavrouleas pushes his legs off easily.
Mavrouleas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mavrouleas scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mavrouleas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva keeping control of the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand but can't do so whilst Mavrouleas controls his leg.
Mavrouleas tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Mavrouleas wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Mavrouleas has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Mavrouleas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to control but Mavrouleas wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva tries to control but Mavrouleas wriggling away.
Silva prevents Mavrouleas from getting the reversal.
Silva wants to control the pace but Mavrouleas is squirming around nicely.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva looking to control but Mavrouleas is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tyler Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mavrouleas pinned against the cage. Mavrouleas gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Mavrouleas, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Mavrouleas against the cage but Mavrouleas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tyler Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tyler Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mavrouleas shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Mavrouleas backing up. Mavrouleas nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva misses with a takedown

so Mavrouleas counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tyler Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Mavrouleas from controlling successfully.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mavrouleas trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mavrouleas prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Mavrouleas looking to pass the guard.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Mavrouleas is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Mavrouleas's back instead.
Mavrouleas is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Mavrouleas has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Silva avoiding Mavrouleas 's attempts to control his hands.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva not allowing Mavrouleas to control his hands.
Mavrouleas tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva scores with strikes from the back.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silva has the hooks in. Mavrouleas is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Mavrouleas is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Mavrouleas has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Silva lands punches and elbows.
Silva trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Mavrouleas tries to roll but Silva sticks to his back.
Silva trying to control.
Kostas Mavrouleas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mavrouleas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mavrouleas rolls, trying to escape but Silva keeps control of the position.
Silva lands strikes to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva connects with a big shot to the side of Mavrouleas's head.
Mavrouleas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Will Silva go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Silva is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mavrouleas. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.

Mavrouleas has hold of Silva's leg, trying to break free but it's let Silva lock up a rear naked choke! This could be big trouble! Mavrouleas is turning an unusual color here… he's out! Silva throws him to one side and jumps onto the cage to celebrate with his fans.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Silva!