PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rui Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Culture Club - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fuentes Bergstrom
vs
Silva

176 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

176 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rui Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuentes Bergstrom lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fuentes Bergstrom.
Fuentes Bergstrom shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fuentes Bergstrom's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fuentes Bergstrom avoids nicely.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Fuentes Bergstrom has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuentes Bergstrom misses with a head kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Fuentes Bergstrom blocks the leg kick.
Fuentes Bergstrom checks a leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but Fuentes Bergstrom moves out of range.
Silva misses with a low kick as Fuentes Bergstrom jumps back.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuentes Bergstrom circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fuentes Bergstrom makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Fuentes Bergstrom tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Fuentes Bergstrom 's knee.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fuentes Bergstrom fails with the takedown

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Fuentes Bergstrom is breathing heavily.

Fuentes Bergstrom manages to pull guard.
Fuentes Bergstrom is pulling down on Silva's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuentes Bergstrom keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Fuentes Bergstrom wants to sweep but no luck.

Fuentes Bergstrom throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
Silva misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fuentes Bergstrom is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fuentes Bergstrom is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Silva just trying to survive but Fuentes Bergstrom is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Silva preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fuentes Bergstrom.
Silva looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Fuentes Bergstrom struggling to keep hold of the position.

Fuentes Bergstrom has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Silva is defending well but eventually Fuentes Bergstrom manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Silva has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alejandro Fuentes Bergstrom!