PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kemikal Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noc Turne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Silva
vs
Turne

188 cm
25
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
196 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kemikal Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Noc Turne!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Da Silva misses.
Turne blocks a low kick nicely.
Da Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Turne.

Turne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Turne 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.

Turne is trying to work for a kimura but Da Silva is defending well.

Turne seems to be working for a kimura but Da Silva defends the submission attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva tries to kick Turne off but Turne keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Da Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Turne on the ground.
Turne trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
Da Silva wants to improve his position but Turne is controlling well.
Da Silva is trying to stand.
Turne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Da Silva keeps working.

Turne is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Turne is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turne prevents Da Silva from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Turne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Turne seems to be looking for submissions.

Turne is looking for a kimura but Da Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turne to get the leverage.
Turne wants to take a breather but Da Silva is having none of it.
Da Silva is trying to stand up here but Turne is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

Turne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Turne is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Turne seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Da Silva is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Noc Turne!