PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between sam benefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

benefield
vs
Silva

191 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, sam benefield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Muricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
benefield fails with a takedown attempt.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
benefield tries to improve position but can't.
benefield manages to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. benefield knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
benefield wants to get back to full guard.

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.

benefield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but benefield is defending well.
Silva working benefield over with strikes.
Silva working over benefield with some ground and pound. benefield looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so benefield is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
benefield wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but benefield is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from benefield.

Silva tries for a kimura but benefield is defending well.
Silva taking a breather here.

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, benefield has escaped the position, nice work there.
benefield sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

benefield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
benefield is breathing heavily.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but benefield defends the submission attempt.

benefield looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for benefield!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
benefield is trying to escape the mount but Silva keeps good control and instead manages to take benefield's back.
benefield breaks Silva's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
benefield wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
benefield passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

benefield is looking for a kimura here.

benefield is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

benefield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

benefield seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

benefield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is looking to control benefield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

benefield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
benefield wants to advance to full mount but Silva doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
benefield will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva shoots in and bounces benefield off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

benefield is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now benefield is on top in guard.

benefield 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.
Silva keeping full guard, as benefield tries to pass.
Silva looking to control.
Silva seems keen to control benefield's posture.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. benefield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. benefield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
benefield wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

benefield drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but benefield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muricio Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

benefield tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

benefield decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

benefield is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva gets full guard.

Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but benefield frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! benefield is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Muricio Silva!