PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabio Henrique (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Deth Kult Social Club kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Henrique
vs
Silva

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

187 cm
19
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fabio Henrique!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Miguel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henrique looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Henrique lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henrique, pushing him back against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Henrique.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Henrique manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
I looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Henrique looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Henrique being controlled here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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.
Silva pushes down on Henrique's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.

Silva is trying for a kimura here. Henrique looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Silva wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miguel Silva!