PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manolo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krac Wanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manolo Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Wanov

198 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
212 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Determined

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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Krac Wanov!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wanov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wanov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wanov.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Wanov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Wanov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wanov fails with the takedown.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Wanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Wanov also avoids with ease.
Wanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Manolo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Silva rushes Wanov and presses him up against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Wanov has the dominant position.
Wanov has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Wanov keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wanov.
Manolo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krac Wanov.
Wanov looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Wanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wanov is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Wanov.
Wanov looks gassed!
Good shot there by Silva.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wanov stops Silva from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Wanov looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wanov prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Wanov grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Wanov trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Wanov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Wanov works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Wanov lands a few punches from side control.
Wanov cracks Silva with a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Wanov scoring with strikes.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wanov on the ground.
Wanov advances to mount.
Wanov lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wanov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wanov working the ground and pound effectively.
Wanov with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Wanov moved out of range nicely.
Manolo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wanov.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wanov on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wanov somewhat.
Silva is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Wanov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

Wanov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Wanov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Wanov cracks Silva with a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Wanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is pushing Wanov's head away, looking to escape. Wanov manages to hold on to the position though.
Wanov lands a nice forearm strike.
Wanov landing strikes.
Wanov cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wanov working the ground and pound from side control.
Wanov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Wanov working the ground and pound.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wanov working the ground and pound.
Wanov lands a few punches from side control.
Wanov looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Wanov smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Wanov cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wanov lands a few punches from side control.
Wanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Wanov is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is not content to let Wanov control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Wanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Wanov landing strikes from the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wanov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wanov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva tries to buck Wanov off but he can't manage it.
Wanov landing strikes from the mount.
Wanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Wanov punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Wanov landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krac Wanov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva cracks Wanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Wanov closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Wanov getting side control.
Wanov working the head and body with strikes.
Silva tries to kick Wanov off but Wanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Krac Wanov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Silva is in trouble now - Wanov has advanced to mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Wanov raining down shots from the mount!
Wanov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wanov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wanov landing punches.
Wanov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wanov landing shots from mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanov lands a big elbow.
Wanov lands a heavy elbow.
Wanov landing punches.
Wanov dominating with strikes here.
Wanov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
BOOM! Wanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Wanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Wanov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Wanov can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A nice elbow there by Wanov.
Silva is trying to stand.
Wanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wanov looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Wanov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Wanov landing strikes from the mount.
Wanov raining down shots from the mount!
Wanov lands a nice shot to the head.
BOOM! Wanov connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Wanov cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Wanov is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Wanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Wanov working the ground and pound effectively.
Wanov lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wanov raining down shots from the mount!
Wanov lands a big elbow.
Wanov breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Wanov lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Wanov landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Wanov with a couple of short strikes.
Wanov cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Wanov is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Silva is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Krac Wanov!