PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rajko Mijatovic (ranked 3442 p4p, 1157 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 419 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mijatovic
vs
Silva

190 cm
27
210
4 - 2 - 1

190 cm
27
215
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

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Highland Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rajko Mijatovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Donald Grub and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mijatovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mijatovic tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mijatovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Mijatovic shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rajko Mijatovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Mijatovic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva wants to sweep here but Mijatovic controlling him for the moment.
Mijatovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Mijatovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mijatovic looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mijatovic defends it easily.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Mijatovic is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Mijatovic looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Mijatovic got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mijatovic has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mijatovic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mijatovic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mijatovic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mijatovic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mijatovic defends well.
Silva working a defensive guard but Mijatovic passes into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mijatovic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Mijatovic closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mijatovic prevents it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mijatovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mijatovic should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mijatovic should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Silva!
Rickson Silva really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Highland Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.