PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Dutra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dutra has chosen chop suey as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Dutra

191 cm
20
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andrei Dutra!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva grinds an elbow into Dutra's temple.
Dutra is looking to reverse the position.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dutra keeps working.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dutra manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dutra's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dutra's back!
Dutra tries to break free.
Dutra is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Silva working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Dutra is doing well to defend. Silva seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Dutra is forced to tap and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Thiago Silva!