PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank DuBont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Metallica - Enter Sandman. DuBont is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Drowning Pool - Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
DuBont

172 cm
23
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

168 cm
24
160 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank DuBont!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Russell Pearce and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DuBont misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
DuBont slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

DuBont closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.

DuBont breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
DuBont rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but DuBont sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DuBont throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. DuBont is lucky that one didn't land flush.

DuBont pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
DuBont misses with a body punch.

DuBont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Frank DuBont seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
DuBont fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
DuBont misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

DuBont lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. DuBont thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
DuBont throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.

DuBont shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
DuBont cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
DuBont scoring with punches from side control.
DuBont working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva wants to control but DuBont postures up.
DuBont sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
DuBont not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
DuBont thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is looking to control DuBont's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
DuBont pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
DuBont must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
DuBont lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
DuBont wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. DuBont doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. DuBont manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
DuBont wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but DuBont controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

DuBont throws a sloppy strike and Silva has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! DuBont is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rodrigo Silva!
Rodrigo Silva is the new lightweight champion!
Rodrigo Silva decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.