PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pele Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Po
vs
Silva

189 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

189 cm
22
197 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tong Po!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pele Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Po misses.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Po.
Po cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Po looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to clinch but Po is having none of it.
Po misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Po swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Po.
Po throws a head kick that misses.
Po swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Po looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Po lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Po.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A combination from Po does no damage.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po is breathing heavily.
Po throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Po dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Po's head and hops out.

Silva forces Po back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Silva.

It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Tong Po's cut is getting worse.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Tong Po's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
clinched against the cage, Silva lands a big elbow that drops Po! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Po is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pele Silva!