PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rffre Fre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fre
vs
Silva

170 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rffre Fre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Fre in the body.
A head kick misses from Fre.

Fre forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fre is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fre trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Fre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Fre has given up his back here.
Fre could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with punches to the body.
Fre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fre wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fre if he has to take too many more of those.
Fre is breathing heavily.
Silva lands a head kick. Fre smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Rffre Fre has been cut.
Fre tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fre fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva scores with a push kick.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying tight to Fre's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva works to advance to full mount. Fre defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Fre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Silva throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Fre has his hands clasped together but Silva breaks the hold and Fre is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel Silva!