PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hernanes Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ogami Itto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernanes Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Itto

183 cm
22
180 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

172 cm
20
183 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hernanes Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ogami Itto!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Itto pushes him off.
Itto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Itto fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Itto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Itto lands a nice looking body shot.
Itto connects with a crisp jab.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Itto shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Itto stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Itto controlling from side mount.

Itto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

Itto tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Itto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Itto tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

Itto goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Itto's guard! Nice work there by Silva!

Itto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Itto on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Itto is working from the bottom.
Itto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Itto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Itto gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva keeping full guard, as Itto tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva keeping full guard, as Itto tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ogami Itto dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Itto misses with a hook.
Itto misses the jab.
Itto keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva gets a clinch.
Itto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itto misses with a punch to the body.
Itto trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Itto scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Itto working aggressively here.
Itto fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Itto goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Itto.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Itto, pushing him back against the cage.
Itto takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ogami Itto has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Itto has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Itto tries to tie him up.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Itto shrugs off.

That has opened up Ogami Itto's cut even more.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Ogami Itto's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Itto is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Itto takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Itto shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

Ogami Itto's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ogami Itto's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hernanes Silva!