PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 4653 p4p, 383 weight class) and King Yelats (ranked 4094 p4p, 351 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Yelats

192 cm
40
251 lbs
23 - 44 - 0

182 cm
24
205 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 23 - 44 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, King Yelats!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Yelats shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Silva has his foot on Yelats's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yelats works his way back into a safe position though.
Yelats landing with the ground and pound.
Yelats cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yelats working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yelats wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Yelats stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Yelats controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yelats manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yelats is keeping the position for now.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Yelats is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yelats keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yelats wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Yelats keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Yelats trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva pushing down on Yelats's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Yelats defends it well.
Yelats avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Yelats has managed to free his arm - good work.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva moves into full mount! Yelats won't be happy about that!

Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Yelats manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Yelats's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

It looks like King Yelats has been cut.

Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rodrigo Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Yelats's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva looks for a takedown but Yelats sprawls well.
Yelats let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

Yelats shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Yelats not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yelats tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Yelats lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Yelats is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yelats is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Yelats seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Yelats looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Yelats postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yelats manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

Silva tries for a kimura but Yelats is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Yelats is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura but Yelats is defending well.
Yelats pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Yelats is defending well.
Yelats is trying to buck Silva off.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

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!
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

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

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Yelats is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rodrigo Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Rodrigo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.