PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kalani Yudha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikko Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Yudha
vs
Silva

172 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kalani Yudha!
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, Nikko Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Yudha as Silva shoots in.
Yudha dodges the punch combination from Silva.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Yudha is defending well.
Yudha wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva prevents Yudha from improving his position.
Yudha is breathing heavily.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Yudha defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yudha tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Yudha is working away.
Silva prevents Yudha from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva controlling the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva looks for a takedown but Yudha sprawls well.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Yudha was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Yudha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Yudha knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Let's hope that Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudha lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Yudha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Yudha gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva tries to hold on but Yudha postures up.
Silva gets back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva landing rabbit punches to the side of Yudha's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nikko Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yudha trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yudha wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
Yudha is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Yudha is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Yudha defends the submission attempt.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva wants to take a breather but Yudha is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yudha wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Yudha tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nikko Silva!