PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between antonio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Orellana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Orellana's choice of entrance music: Big Shit Poppin' . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

silva
vs
Orellana

183 cm
19
170 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

184 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Team S.W.A.T.

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 3 - 2 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Frank Orellana!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Orellana missing with a left hand there. silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orellana misses with a wild combination.
Orellana tries for a takedown but silva circles away easily

and silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by silva.
Orellana wants to sweep here but silva controlling him for the moment.
silva looking to pass the guard.
silva passes Orellana's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Orellana lands a couple of sideways elbows.

silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
silva uses his free foot to push down on Orellana's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Orellana.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Orellana can't escape the position.
Orellana has given up his back here. Will silva look for the submission or keep pounding away?

silva has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Orellana is in real trouble here. silva gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Orellana is tapping out! silva wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). antonio silva!