PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Silvestry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvestry is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Street Fighter. Brandon Silvestry is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bam
vs
Silvestry

180 cm
20
175 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

173 cm
23
174 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brandon Silvestry!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bam tries to clinch there but Silvestry circles away.

Silvestry looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silvestry postures up.
Silvestry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bam is keeping the position for now.
Silvestry wants to get up but he can't break Bam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silvestry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silvestry thows a big elbow that misses.

Bam looking for a guillotine here but Silvestry defends easily.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Silvestry from controlling successfully.
Silvestry must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silvestry wants to control from the top but Bam keeps moving.
Bam wants to sweep here but Silvestry controlling him for the moment.
Bam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silvestry is trying to stand up here but Bam is controlling him well.
Silvestry tries to get to full guard but Bam has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bam is thwarting Silvestry's attempts to control the position.

Bam is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silvestry sees it coming and defends easily.

Bam escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bam is breathing heavily.
Bam fails with the takedown

and Silvestry counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bam's guard now.
Bam 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.
Silvestry trying to control the position from guard on top but Bam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvestry stays in close to Bam's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestry with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silvestry gets to his feet - Bam follows without any prompting.
Bam wants to clinch

and Silvestry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bam!
Silvestry landing strikes from the mount.
Silvestry trying to control but Bam is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam is desperately trying to improve his position but Silvestry has a good base and remains in mount.
Bam is squirming around, avoiding Silvestry's attempts to control the action.
Silvestry lands a nice shot to the head.
Silvestry is landing with some decent strikes but Bam is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bam is trying to reverse the position but instead Silvestry has taken his back - oops!

Silvestry is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Bam knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Bam for a finish.
Silvestry scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Silvestry dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bam fails with the takedown

and Silvestry counters by clinching up.

Silvestry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvestry shoots and misses
and Bam counters with a thumping low kick.
Silvestry fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bam with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silvestry counters with a straight right hand.
Silvestry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bam wants to clinch

and Silvestry counters with a single leg into guard. Bam didn't expect that.
Bam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brandon Silvestry has got the better of the ground game so far.

Bam throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bam utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam keeping moving, preventing Silvestry from controlling successfully.
Silvestry content to stall in guard here.
Bam wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Silvestry is now in half guard.
Bam trying to control here.

That's two 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.
Silvestry trying to mount his opponent but Bam defends it.
Bam tries to roll over but Silvestry keeps him under control.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bam tries for a takedown but Silvestry circles away easily

and Silvestry counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bam Bam. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvestry wants to get up but he can't break Bam's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silvestry trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
Silvestry pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bam is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam is trying to keep Silvestry in close.
Silvestry trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bam bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silvestry's guard.
Silvestry trying to control the position here.
Bam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bam is looking to stand up but Silvestry won't let him.
Silvestry looking to control.
Silvestry keeping moving, preventing Bam from controlling successfully.
Silvestry trying to control the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bam closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bam lands in his opponent's guard.
Silvestry is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brandon Silvestry 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! This is the final round!

Bam closes the distance but Silvestry moves to the side

and Silvestry counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bam!
Silvestry sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The referee warns Bam that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silvestry landing strikes from the mount.
Bam taking shots to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvestry prevents Bam from getting the reversal.
Silvestry lands a heavy elbow.
Silvestry looking to control but Bam is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestry working the ground and pound effectively.
Bam is looking to improve his position but Silvestry isn't that keen on the idea.
Silvestry working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silvestry scoring with strikes but Bam is staying in there.
Silvestry trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Silvestry moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Bam has worked his arm free - good work by Bam!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam is looking to regain half guard here but Silvestry keeps moving and retains side control.
Silvestry is looking to take a break and control but Bam is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bam manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bam is stalling here. Silvestry is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Bam seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silvestry has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.

Silvestry is trying to get an arm triangle but Bam is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvestry working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Silvestry working away.
Bam Bam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Silvestry is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bam is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bam manages to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bam manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silvestry trying to control but Bam is working from the bottom.
Silvestry tries to free his leg and advance position but Bam is retaining full guard.

Silvestry is trying to land a reversal but Bam doesn't like that idea too much. He pushed the legs to the side and dives into side control. He's managed to grab a loose arm triangle. Bam is tightening it up though! This could be trouble for Silvestry! Silvestry trying desperately to escape but he's gone limp! He's out! Wooooorld class Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Bam!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bam Bam!