PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silva (ranked 23283 p4p, 6064 weight class) and Viktor Draskovich (ranked 630 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Draskovich

180 cm
27
178
8 - 13 - 0

190 cm
24
180
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktor Draskovich!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Cecil Peabody and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Draskovich sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Draskovich scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draskovich tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Draskovich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Draskovich scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Draskovich waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Draskovich scores with a jab to the body.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Draskovich rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Draskovich misses with some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Draskovich tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands an elbow just above Draskovich 's eye.

It looks like Viktor Draskovich has been cut.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Draskovich wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Draskovich wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Draskovich has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Draskovich pinned against the cage. Draskovich gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draskovich throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Draskovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Draskovich smiles and moves away.
Draskovich slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Silva instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Draskovich.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Draskovich to the mat.
Draskovich tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva striking from his own guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Draskovich any problems.
Draskovich trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Draskovich darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Draskovich is defending well.

Silva gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Draskovich regains guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Draskovich is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Draskovich is trying to get back to his feet.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Draskovich, who protects the arm well.
Silva scoring with punches from side control.

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... Draskovich is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Daniel Silva!