PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between antonio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axel Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

silva
vs
Rose

183 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, antonio silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Axel Rose!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Rose closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Rose wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by silva, who protects the arm well.
Rose scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at silva to see if he's OK.
Rose advances to mount.
Rose dominating with strikes here.
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Rose landing punches.

Rose stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Rose misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Rose counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Rose gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
silva won't allow Rose to pass to mount.
Rose prevents silva from improving his position.

Rose gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
A swing and a miss from Rose.
silva tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily

and Rose counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rose.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for antonio silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Rose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rose trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Rose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
silva keeping moving, preventing Rose from controlling successfully.
Rose landing with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rose wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
Rose is looking to stand up but silva won't let him.
silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Rose advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

Rose is looking for a kimura here.
Rose works his foot free and advances to mount.

Rose looking to secure an arm triangle but silva defends it well.
silva is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Rose keeps control of the position as silva tries to break free.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Rose.

Rose is persistently looking for the submission but silva is defending it well.
silva prevents Rose from getting a body triangle.
silva is trying to break free.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rose looking for the RNC.

Rose is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. silva defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Axel Rose dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

silva tries for a takedown but Rose circles away easily

and Rose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Rose is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
silva keeping full guard, as Rose tries to pass.
Rose is pushing down on silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Rose has managed to sneak the leg through.

Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Rose.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

silva looking for submissions off his back.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Rose is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
silva tries to get to full guard but Rose has control of the leg.

Rose seems to be working for a kimura but silva defends the submission attempt.
Rose works his way into side control.
silva tries to improve position but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rose's best efforts.
silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rose's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rose's back!

Rose fending off the submission attempt from silva.
Rose manages to reverse the position and now he's in silva's guard. Nice work there by Rose.

Rose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Rose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Rose has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing silva to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Rose is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - silva pulls down on the head and he's put Rose to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). antonio silva!