PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Juliano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sticky Fingaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sticky Fingaz enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Fingaz

169 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
24
150 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Juliano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sticky Fingaz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fingaz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Fingaz avoids it well and moves away.
Fingaz misses with a takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fingaz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Silva drops back looking for a leg! Fingaz is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Fingaz manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Fingaz's guard.
Fingaz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fingaz looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Fingaz is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fingaz tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but Fingaz is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva winds up and cracks Fingaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fingaz is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

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

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Silva is working for a kimura but Fingaz is defending it quite comfortably.
Fingaz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Silva is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Fingaz is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juliano Silva!