PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Sweetits (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Capoeira do Brasil (Sergio Mendes & Brazil 66). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sweetits's choice of entrance music: Marilyn Manson - Cake & Sodomy. Paolo Da Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jimbo Sweetits's chin.

Da Silva
vs
Sweetits

185 cm
26
185 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
194 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paolo Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimbo Sweetits!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva punishes Sweetits's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice body kick from Sweetits.
Sweetits staying out of range there.
Da Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Da Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Da Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
Da Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Da Silva cracks Sweetits with a big right hand but Sweetits just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Da Silva lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Sweetits down.
Da Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sloppy strikes there by Da Silva.
Da Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sweetits is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sweetits can do anything to dispel that myth.
Da Silva connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Sweetits some visible discomfort.
Da Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Sweetits!
Sweetits holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Da Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Da Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sweetits looks a forlorn figure.
Da Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Sweetits wants to hold on but Da Silva pushes him away.
Da Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Sweetits is desperately trying to improve his position but Da Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Da Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Da Silva looking to isolate an arm here. Sweetits doesn't see it coming and as Da Silva extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Da Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Paolo Da Silva!