PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Camel Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Monkey
vs
Silva

186 cm
27
190 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

185 cm
24
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Beefwear (New Gis, $15)

Namunamu Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Camel Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rocco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a hook but Monkey avoids it easily.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Monkey jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Monkey seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva postures up.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Monkey dives on top into guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Monkey passes into half guard.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Monkey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Monkey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Monkey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey lands strikes from half guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monkey stalling.
Silva tries to roll over but Monkey keeps him under control.
Monkey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Monkey moves nicely into side control.
Monkey is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Monkey advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Monkey controlling his opponent.
Monkey looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Monkey tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Monkey.
Monkey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Monkey wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Monkey performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Monkey sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey prevents Silva from improving his position.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva looking for a kimura from the bottom but Monkey passes into side control!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva looking for a sweep but Monkey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Monkey lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monkey has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Monkey can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Camel Monkey dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Monkey throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Monkey is just out of range.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Monkey was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.

Monkey closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva is staying active underneath Monkey, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Monkey postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Monkey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Monkey has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Monkey has passed into half guard!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Monkey lands with a punch from half guard.
Monkey is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Monkey working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Monkey wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monkey looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Monkey landing strikes from the mount.
Monkey lands a big elbow - Silva is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Silva is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Camel Monkey!
Camel Monkey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.