PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Gallant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Pedro Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Pedro Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Silva
vs
Gallant

172 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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 Montreal, Pedro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Gallant!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pedro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Gallant counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Gallant decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva is looking to clinch but Gallant is avoiding it.
Gallant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails with the takedown

and Gallant counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gallant.

Gallant gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Gallant wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Gallant sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gallant working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Gallant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has hold of Gallant's hands but Gallant slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Gallant takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gallant slows the pace down in half guard.
Gallant tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Gallant scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gallant winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gallant stalling.
Gallant is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva tries to roll over but Gallant keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallant stalling.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gallant working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gallant is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Still in half guard, Gallant seems content to control.
Gallant really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gallant wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Gallant slows the pace down in half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gallant connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Gallant is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gallant pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallant tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Gallant seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gallant working Silva over with strikes.
Gallant working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallant not doing much here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Gallant working Silva over with strikes.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallant seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gallant connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gallant scores with a couple of nice shots.
Gallant working Silva over with strikes.
Gallant trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Gallant with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gallant pulls his head out easily.
Gallant drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Gallant is very close to passing his half guard.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Gallant dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Gallant dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Gallant tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Dan Gallant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gallant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallant slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
A lull in the action here as Gallant stalls from top position.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gallant works his way into full mount!
Gallant prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallant unloading with bombs!
Gallant lands a heavy elbow.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Gallant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gallant with a couple of short strikes.
Gallant controlling the pace for now.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallant landing punches.
Gallant lands with some strikes.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Gallant has a good base and remains in mount.
Gallant breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Gallant fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Gallant cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Gallant working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gallant wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Gallant wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Gallant wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Gallant is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallant tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Gallant trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Dan Gallant has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silva closes the distance but Gallant moves to the side

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

Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Gallant doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Gallant escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Pedro Silva!
In his post fight interview, Pedro Silva started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.