PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosse Grepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mauricio Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Grepp

170 cm
22
162 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

174 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mauricio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bosse Grepp!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Grepp looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Grepp is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Silva is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Grepp knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grepp keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Grepp is trying to get back to half guard.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Grepp has escaped the position, nice work there.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva tries to score with some ground and pound. Grepp controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Grepp tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Grepp stops Silva from passing to mount.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Grepp sneaks back into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Grepp won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Grepp defends it well.
Grepp is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Grepp trying to control from the bottom.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Grepp defends the submission attempt.
Grepp trying to control but Silva postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Grepp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Grepp tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grepp lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva lands a decent elbow from side control.
Silva is putting a hurting on Grepp here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva working the ground and pound but Grepp is defending the strikes.
Grepp is trying to get back to half guard.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura but Grepp is defending well.
Grepp is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.

Silva tries for a kimura but Grepp is defending well.

Silva has an Americana. Grepp didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Silva is delighted and gyrates infront of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Silva hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mauricio Silva!