PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Julio Silva (ranked 5353 p4p, 624 weight class) and Ari Ahikaroa (ranked 5540 p4p, 638 weight class). Julio Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Ahikaroa

194 cm
25
220 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

185 cm
30
202 lbs
4 - 12 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 13 - 4 - 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 4 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ari Ahikaroa!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ahikaroa moves into the clinch.

Ahikaroa pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Ahikaroa takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ahikaroa tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Ahikaroa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Ahikaroa tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva tries for a kimura but Ahikaroa is defending well.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Ahikaroa takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Silva thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Ahikaroa!

Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Ahikaroa is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Ahikaroa tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva punching from mount but Ahikaroa doing a good job of avoiding damage.

Silva jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Ahikaroa manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Silva tries for a kimura but Ahikaroa is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Ahikaroa is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Ahikaroa is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Ahikaroa is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahikaroa tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Ahikaroa wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Silva trying to control but Ahikaroa is having none of it.
Ahikaroa 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.
Ahikaroa tries to hold on but Silva postures up.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ahikaroa has managed to escape the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Silva wants to control the pace but Ahikaroa is squirming around nicely.
Ahikaroa holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ahikaroa tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Julio Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ahikaroa throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Ahikaroa is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ahikaroa is working away from the top position though.

Ahikaroa is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ahikaroa.
Ahikaroa performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ahikaroa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahikaroa wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ahikaroa wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ahikaroa perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ahikaroa throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Ahikaroa's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Julio Silva!