PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Pixel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Pixel

202 cm
18
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
20
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mitchel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Papa Pixel!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Aleksandr Martynov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pixel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pixel tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva pulls guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pixel's guard.

Pixel is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva is working Pixel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pixel is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pixel's head.
Silva content to stall in guard here.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pixel's head.
Silva is in close to Pixel's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silva cracks Pixel with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Pixel looks winded!
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Pixel has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pixel trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Pixel is trying to hold Silva in close to prevent damage but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Pixel wants to sweep but Silva has passed to side control!
Silva cracks Pixel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva cracks Pixel with a big elbow.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mitchel Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pixel.
Silva changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Pixel breaks from the clinch.
Papa Pixel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pixel with a poor takedown

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Pixel!
Pixel is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Pixel takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pixel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva controlling the position from side mount.
Silva cracks Pixel with an elbow. That is naaassty.

Silva has hold of Pixel's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Pixel seems comfortable defending it but Silva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Pixel is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Pixel is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Silva couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mitchel Silva!