PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Patrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Agrotóxico - A Beira Do Caos as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Patrick
vs
Silva

180 cm
22
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Tony Patrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patrick shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Patrick's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Patrick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Patrick looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva prevents Patrick from taking his back.
Silva tries to hold on but Patrick pushes him away.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Patrick isn't that keen on the idea.
BOOM! Patrick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Patrick wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Patrick prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Patrick content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patrick working Silva over with strikes here.

Patrick is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Patrick is breathing heavily.
Patrick avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Patrick controlling from the full mount.

Patrick looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Patrick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Patrick tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

Patrick is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva regains half guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Patrick is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Well, if Patrick is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Patrick passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Patrick has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Patrick with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Patrick's attempts to control the action.
Patrick prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Silva is rocked!
Patrick connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Patrick finish him?

Patrick quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Patrick but it's paid off an Silva is forced to tap! Nice work by Patrick.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tony Patrick!