PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dante Rose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dante Rose has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Rose
vs
Silva

177 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

177 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Rose!
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, Santiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rose clinches up against the cage.

Rose breaks from the clinch.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rose's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Rose lands a body shot.
Rose looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Rose's half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Rose is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Silva prevents Rose from improving his position.
Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rose is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

Silva working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Rose looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Silva! Submission of the night perhaps?

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Santiago Silva!