PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wallys Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Bond

185 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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, Wallys Silva!
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, James Bond!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Bond looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Bond pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.

Bond jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and Bond has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond is trying to move to mount but Silva reverses beautifully and ends up in Bond's guard.

Bond looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

Bond working for submissions but it's allowed Silva to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bond.

Bond working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva trying to control but Bond is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Bond to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bond looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bond looks gassed!

Bond has his foot on Silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silva works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bond keeps moving.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bond's guard.

Bond has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bond has tightened it up now! Silva 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 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Bond!