PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Mikhailov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Julio Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Mikhailov

194 cm
18
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
23
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Julio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Viktor Mikhailov!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikhailov misses with a wild combination.
Silva wants to clinch but Mikhailov slips to the side
and Mikhailov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva moves out of range as Mikhailov throws a body kick.

Mikhailov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mikhailov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mikhailov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
Mikhailov slows the pace down.
Silva tries to bench press Mikhailov off him but Mikhailov keeps the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to control Mikhailov's posture but Mikhailov avoids it.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Mikhailov is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikhailov punishing his opponent with strikes.

Mikhailov with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Mikhailov slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mikhailov defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhailov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Mikhailov defends easily.
Silva keeping full guard, as Mikhailov tries to pass.
Mikhailov with a nice head shot there.
Mikhailov sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mikhailov is aware though and is defending well.
Mikhailov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Mikhailov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mikhailov wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Mikhailov postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Mikhailov must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mikhailov looking to pass the guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mikhailov controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Mikhailov postures up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikhailov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Mikhailov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mikhailov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mikhailov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mikhailov landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikhailov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhailov tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mikhailov 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mikhailov should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Silva has tightened it up now! Mikhailov should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Julio Silva!