PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Li Kong Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eder Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eder Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Kong Ho
vs
Silva

162 cm
20
148 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

167 cm
25
143 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Flying Knee Clothing
V-Mask Clothing (10%)

Zenith Nutrition (160q)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Li Kong Ho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eder Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Matheus Silva and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

Ho shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Well, if Ho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Ho looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Ho is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ho slows the pace down in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is not content to let Ho control the position.
Ho takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho prevents Silva from standing back up.
Ho seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is looking to escape.
Ho controlling the action here.
Ho blocks the strikes from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ho stalling.
Ho not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Ho.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ho is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ho is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ho uses his free foot to push down on Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

Ho is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Ho blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Ho throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ho controlling from mount.

Ho is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
Ho controlling from mount.
Ho has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ho cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ho misses with a head shot.
Ho trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ho controlling from the full mount.
Ho lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Ho fails to take his opponent's back.
Ho has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ho landing strikes from the mount.
Ho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Ho looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Ho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Ho wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ho.
Ho controlling from mount.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Ho content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Ho is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Ho is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Ho!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Li Kong Ho!
Li Kong Ho really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Flying Knee Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.