PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bar (ranked 231 p4p, 1072 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 37 p4p, 159 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bar
vs
Silva

200 cm
28
212
12 - 4 - 0

190 cm
28
215
8 - 4 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Urban Fighter
New Standard

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jonny Bar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown

so Bar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Bar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Bar has Silva in his guard.

Silva content to stall in guard here.

Bar is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands and throws Bar's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bar is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Silva is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva is pressing down on Bar's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bar is holding on for now.
Bar wants to get back to full guard.

Bar looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bar is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My spies in The Jungle Room inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva is keen to just control but Bar is a slippery customer.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.

Bar looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bar defends the submission attempt.
Bar regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bar keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bar has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bar has tightened it up now! Silva 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 3:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jonny Bar!
In defeat, Rickson Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was juiced to the gills and his corner had rubbed grease on his body so I couldn't take him down. And he smelled like R-Kelly's sheets....piss'.