PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Ivan Escalante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.5lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ivan Escalante
vs
Silva

183 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

181 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pedro Ivan Escalante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escalante tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Escalante in a clinch.

Silva pulls guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Escalante working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escalante throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Silva is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Escalante rolls with it to try and escape but Silva cranks on the arm and Escalante is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Wanderlei Silva!