PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Salman Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Casey Ryback (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva's entrance music is Numb-Rihanna ft Eminem. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Ryback's choice of entrance music: Superstition - Stevie Wonder. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Da Silva
vs
Ryback

184 cm
27
179 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Big right hand

Good wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

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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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Salman Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Casey Ryback!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ryback blocks a jab.
Ryback with a nice cross.
Ryback jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ryback throws a nice looking combination but Da Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Da Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ryback fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryback lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A shot to the body from Ryback misses
and Da Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Ryback darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Ryback is controlling him.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ryback blocks an elbow strike from Da Silva.
Ryback leaning against his opponent.

Ryback lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ryback looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Da Silva actively working from the bottom here.

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

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

Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ryback really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Da Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Ryback is looking to take a break and control but Da Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Ryback is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ryback working Da Silva over with strikes.
Da Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ryback slips a nice elbow through Da Silva's hands, connecting with Da Silva's forehead.

Ryback is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Da Silva wants to control but Ryback is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryback trying to control from half guard but Da Silva is working away.
Da Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Da Silva wants to get back to full guard.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Da Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Ryback trying to mount his opponent but Da Silva defends it.

Da Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Ryback has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Da Silva defend it? Ryback steps over the head and cranks it - Da Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Ryback!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casey Ryback!
As Casey Ryback got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Time Goes by, seems to fly, and before you know it things happen. '.