PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mike Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sylvia Ochocinco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ochocinco is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: That's Coke. Sylvia Ochocinco will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Silva
vs
Ochocinco

163 cm
22
143 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

163 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very confident

TAKEDOWN ©

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mike Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sylvia Ochocinco!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ochocinco looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ochocinco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ochocinco.
Ochocinco scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ochocinco wants to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ochocinco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a combination
and Ochocinco counters with a nice body shot.
Good leg kick by Ochocinco there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochocinco looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ochocinco bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Sylvia Ochocinco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ochocinco throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva lands a head shot.
Ochocinco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ochocinco tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Ochocinco.
Ochocinco throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ochocinco is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Ochocinco is looking to improve his position.
Ochocinco wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ochocinco is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ochocinco avoid being mounted?
Ochocinco is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him

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

Ochocinco has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Ochocinco slowing the pace effectively.

Ochocinco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Ochocinco darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.

Ochocinco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ochocinco tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Ochocinco throws a big shot that misses.
Ochocinco lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Ochocinco moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva passes to full mount!
Ochocinco is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Ochocinco looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ochocinco?
Silva dominating with strikes here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Ochocinco reaches up to try and control the position but Silva seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Ochocinco rolls and tries to escape and now Silva has his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sylvia Ochocinco will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ochocinco. Silva shrugs it off though.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva is pressing down on Ochocinco's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ochocinco is holding on for now.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ochocinco is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Ochocinco is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots but Ochocinco is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to control but Ochocinco is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ochocinco is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ochocinco misses with a combination

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ochocinco trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Silva manages to pass to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ochocinco is squirming around nicely.
Ochocinco is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Ochocinco is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Ochocinco is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ochocinco is squirming around nicely.
Ochocinco is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Ochocinco wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Ochocinco is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to capitalize on a mistake by Ochocinco to take his back!
Ochocinco tries to break free.

Silva is cranking Ochocinco's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Ochocinco! He's tightened the choke and Ochocinco is tapping out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mike Silva!