PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Brago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Brago
vs
Silva

196 cm
18
261 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
260 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite 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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ivan Brago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Matheus Silva and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Brago circles away.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Brago counters by clinching up.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

Brago manages to break the clinch.

Brago closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Brago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brago tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Brago gets a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Brago pulls guard successfully.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Brago slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Brago trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Brago has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Brago has his hands clasped together but Silva extends an breaks Brago's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Silva!