PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Ellenberger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andreago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ellenberger comes to the cage accompanied by Guano Apes - Open Your Eyes. Silva has chosen 2 Chainz-Riot as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Ellenberger
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
179 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

191 cm
25
181 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Ellenberger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellenberger punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva shoots and misses
and Ellenberger counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Ellenberger to acknowledge the strikes.
Ellenberger throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ellenberger dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva with a poor takedown
and Ellenberger counters with a nice body shot.
Ellenberger misses with a hook to the body

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Ellenberger wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Ellenberger manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Ellenberger works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellenberger postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Ellenberger avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva looks gassed!
Ellenberger is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Ellenberger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ellenberger working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Ellenberger tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Ellenberger is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ellenberger is aware though and is defending well.
Ellenberger might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ellenberger scoring with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellenberger landing with the ground and pound.
Ellenberger landing some decent shots from guard.
Ellenberger throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ellenberger's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Ellenberger tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ellenberger wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ellenberger's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes down on Ellenberger's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ellenberger is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nick Ellenberger has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva shoots and misses
and Ellenberger counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Nick Ellenberger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andreago Silva.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Ellenberger counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Silva down! Ellenberger is looking to finish but Silva is intelligently defending himself.

Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ellenberger keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Ellenberger finish him?
Silva keeping moving, preventing Ellenberger from controlling successfully.
Ellenberger working some strikes from top position.
Ellenberger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ellenberger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ellenberger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellenberger working some strikes from top position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Ellenberger controlling him for the moment.
Ellenberger has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ellenberger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Ellenberger stands up from Silva's guard - Ellenberger perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ellenberger stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ellenberger misses with a two punch combination.
Silva shoots and misses
and Ellenberger counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Silva off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Ellenberger follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Silva was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nick Ellenberger!
A relieved looking Nick Ellenberger thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.