PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Silvestry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvestry comes to the cage accompanied by Street Fighter. This should be a great matchup!

Silvestry
vs
Singh

173 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Silvestry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Simon Singh!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Bruno Hogan and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh tries to clinch there but Silvestry circles away.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestry was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvestry circles away.
Silvestry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Singh gets a takedown into half guard.
Silvestry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Singh.
Silvestry trying to control from the bottom.
Singh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Singh winds up and cracks Silvestry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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

Singh is working for a submission of some sort.
Singh tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silvestry knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh working over Silvestry with some ground and pound. Silvestry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silvestry trying to control but Singh postures up.
Singh wants to free his trapped foot but Silvestry is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silvestry trying to hold on to Singh's head to control him but Singh postures up.
Singh works his way into side control.
Silvestry can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry manages to get back to half guard.
Silvestry tries to kick Singh off but Singh keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Singh is looking for a kimura but Silvestry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Singh to get the leverage.
Singh missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Singh prevents Silvestry from standing back up.
Singh throwing shots but Silvestry is blocking nicely.
Singh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silvestry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silvestry pushes Singh off looking to stand but Singh dives back in and keeps control.

Singh is working for a kimura but Silvestry is defending it quite comfortably.
Silvestry is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Singh scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Singh seems to be looking for submissions.
Singh looks gassed!
Singh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silvestry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestry is trying to get back to full guard.
Singh prevents Silvestry from standing back up.
Silvestry has hold of Singh's hands but Singh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silvestry might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Silvestry trying to control from the bottom.
Singh lands with a punch from half guard.
Silvestry is trying to stand.
Singh is pressing down on Silvestry's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvestry is holding on for now.
Silvestry tries to roll over but Singh keeps him under control.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silvestry is working hard here to advance position.

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

Singh is looking for a kimura here.

Singh 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.

Silvestry has one foot on Singh's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Singh dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silvestry has a takedown stuffed.
Singh with a poor takedown

and Silvestry counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Singh tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvestry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silvestry taking a breather.

Silvestry has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Singh is trying to keep an underhook but Silvestry manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silvestry trying to control from half guard but Singh is working away.
Singh tries to roll over but Silvestry keeps him under control.

Singh actively working from the bottom here.
Silvestry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Singh's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is pressing down on Silvestry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Singh is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silvestry is aware though and is defending well.
Singh is breathing heavily.

Singh is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silvestry defends well.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Silvestry from controlling successfully.
Silvestry is really struggling to control Singh but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Singh working for a triangle but Silvestry defends it easily.
Silvestry sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh can't keep his opponent in guard - Silvestry advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Singh regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silvestry trying to control the position from guard on top but Singh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestry tries to free his leg and advance position but Singh is retaining full guard.
Silvestry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Singh keeping moving, preventing Silvestry from controlling successfully.
Silvestry preventing the sweep.
Silvestry has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Singh is proving hard to escape from.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry throws a big right hand that misses.
Singh looking for a sweep. Not yet Singh, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Singh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Singh misses with an uppercut.

Singh scores a takedown into full mount!
Silvestry is trying to escape the mount.
Simon Singh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silvestry takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Singh fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Singh postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silvestry looks a forlorn figure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Singh working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Singh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Silvestry has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Silvestry is desperately trying to improve his position but Singh has a good base and remains in mount.
Singh is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silvestry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Singh looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silvestry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Singh on the ground.
Singh with shots to the head and body - Silvestry looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simon Singh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silvestry throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Singh was covering up waiting for the punch and Silvestry finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Singh manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silvestry manages to get himself to full guard.
Silvestry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Singh throwing strikes but missing.
Singh loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Singh drops back looking for a leg! Silvestry is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silvestry manages to kick Singh off! Singh jumps back into Silvestry's guard.
Silvestry looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvestry, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestry looking to control.
Silvestry scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Singh tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silvestry counters by moving into the clinch.
Singh wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvestry won't allow it.
Silvestry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silvestry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Singh smiles and moves away.
Singh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Singh wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Silvestry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Singh shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Singh showed some decent athleticism there.

Singh is working for a submission of some sort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Singh is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silvestry doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Singh.
Singh throwing shots but Silvestry is blocking nicely.
Silvestry is looking for a sweep. Singh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Singh wants to work for an arm triangle but Silvestry is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silvestry slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silvestry swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silvestry is trying to control the position but Singh postures up.
Singh trying to control but Silvestry is working from the bottom.

Singh 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.

Silvestry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Singh can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Singh slips nicely into half guard.
Singh scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Singh is working for a submission of some sort.

Singh is looking for a kimura but Silvestry is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Singh to get the leverage.
Singh thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Silvestry to regain full guard.
Brandon Silvestry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Brandon Silvestry!