PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Traven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R_m5nZDboc&feature=fvst as his entrance music. Mauricio Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Robert Traven's chin.

Traven
vs
Silva

190 cm
25
235 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robert Traven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mauricio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Traven misses with a kick to the body.
Mauricio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Traven shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Traven shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Traven content just to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Traven has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Traven working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Silva looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Traven! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Robert Traven!