PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 1339 p4p, 2209 weight class) and Daud Yordan (ranked 87 p4p, 122 weight class). Greggory Silalahi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daud Yordan's chin.

Silalahi
vs
Yordan

170 cm
20
146
4 - 1 - 0

169 cm
20
136
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Champion Apparel
Shadow Realm NYC

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daud Yordan!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Roberts and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yordan misses with a hook
and Silalahi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've been told by Silalahi's head coaches at LA Fitness that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Yordan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yordan misses with a lunging right hand
and Silalahi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Silalahi misses.
Silalahi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silalahi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi moves away from the strike by Yordan.
A little feinted left hand from Silalahi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silalahi throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
Yordan swings for the body but Silalahi moves out of range.
Silalahi slips under a jab from Yordan.
Silalahi looks to score with a jab to the body but Yordan is just out of range.
Silalahi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yordan can pounce on him.
Yordan slips under a jab from Silalahi.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Yordan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silalahi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yordan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan misses with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yordan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silalahi misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Silalahi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Yordan on the side of the head.
Yordan clobbers Silalahi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silalahi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Yordan ducks under a wild hook from Silalahi.
Silalahi throws a big shot that misses.
Silalahi throws a jab when Yordan was well out of range.
Silalahi moves out of range of the body kick from Yordan.
Silalahi lands with a straight right. Yordan didn't see that one coming.

Yordan is rocked!
Yordan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silalahi.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yordan moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
Yordan misses with an uppercut
and Silalahi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yordan is still on wobbly legs! Can Silalahi finish him?
Silalahi looks to land a left hand but Yordan moved out of range nicely.
It seemed like Yordan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yordan lands a jab to the head.
Yordan seems to have recovered his senses.
Yordan throws a looping overhand right but Silalahi ducks down to avoid it.
Yordan moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yordan! But no joy.
Yordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silalahi.
Yordan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Yordan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yordan lands a nice shot to the body.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silalahi misses with a body shot.
Silalahi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silalahi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yordan.
Silalahi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Yordan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silalahi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yordan throws a leg kick
and Silalahi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yordan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yordan digs a good body shot into Silalahi's ribs.
Silalahi throws a hook but Yordan avoids it easily.
Yordan throws out a loose jab but Silalahi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silalahi misses with a hook to the body
and Yordan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yordan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silalahi's head.
Yordan throws a big shot that misses.
Silalahi is looking to counter punch.
Yordan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yordan throws a right hand that Silalahi ducks under and follows up with a left that Silalahi also avoids with ease.
Silalahi throwing a counter right hand but Yordan manages to avoid it.
Yordan tries to move into range but Silalahi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
A cross from Silalahi lands.
Silalahi throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silalahi throws the left hand but Yordan avoids the punch easily.
Yordan connects with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silalahi misses the target.
Silalahi throws a looping overhand right but Yordan ducks down to avoid it.
Yordan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silalahi.
Silalahi misses with a left hand
enabling Yordan to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Yordan.
It looked like Silalahi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Yordan.
Yordan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silalahi.
Yordan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

Silalahi is rocked!
Yordan throws an overhand right that drops Silalahi like a sack of potatoes! Yordan dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daud Yordan!
Daud Yordan is the new bantamweight champion!
Daud Yordan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.