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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Millard Hensley (ranked 24935 p4p, 0 weight class) and Divanei Silva (ranked 5033 p4p, 0 weight class). Divanei Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 lbs
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175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Millard Hensley!
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, Divanei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Hensley.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hensley walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Hensley denies him.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Hensley controls the position for a moment.
Silva tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hensley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva takes a little break here. Hensley wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hensley's legs.
Hensley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
A lull in the action here.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Hensley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hensley's legs.
Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva wants to control but Hensley is keeping him busy.
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.
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.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva trying to control the position but Hensley is working away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hensley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Silva.
Hensley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hensley is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva is staying tight to Hensley's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva cracks Hensley with a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Divanei Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hensley tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Hensley wants to clinch.
Divanei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hensley manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Hensley is keeping the position.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Hensley keeps moving.
Hensley 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.
Hensley lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hensley wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Silva passes Hensley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hensley really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Hensley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hensley's head.
Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hensley is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Divanei Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hensley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva pulls Hensley in close to prevent any damage.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hensley is aware though and is defending well.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Hensley pushes his legs off easily.
Hensley wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hensley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hensley has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hensley keeps working.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Hensley!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Silva but it's paid off an Hensley is forced to tap! Nice work by Silva.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Divanei Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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