PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Cilva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Aurelius
vs
Cilva

195 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
21
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Marcus Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Cilva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.

Cilva darts in and clinches Aurelius up against the cage.
Cilva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cilva misses with a punch on the inside.

Cilva pulls guard effortlessly.
Aurelius throwing strikes but missing.
Cilva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Aurelius decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Aurelius fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cilva looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aurelius stuns Cilva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Aurelius lands a nice hook to Cilva's body. Cilva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Aurelius lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aurelius misses with a wild combination.
Aurelius punishes Cilva's body with a nice straight punch.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the head.
Cilva ducks right into an uppercut from Aurelius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius misses with the combination.
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marcus Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aurelius scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aurelius lands a with a good body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aurelius cracks a nice hook into Cilva's ribs.
Aurelius dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aurelius lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Aurelius.
Cilva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cilva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Aurelius finds it's way round the side to connect with Cilva's head.
Aurelius throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cilva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cilva misses with a double jab.
Aurelius lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice body punch from Aurelius.
Aurelius misses with a few strikes there.
Cilva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cilva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aurelius.

Cilva tries to keep at a distance but Aurelius has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aurelius changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cilva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Aurelius comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Aurelius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aurelius paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Aurelius tests Cilva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Aurelius digs a good body shot into Cilva's ribs.
Aurelius moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A shot to de liver by Aurelius. Beautiful body shot.
Aurelius clobbers Cilva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Aurelius!
Cilva is looking to clinch but Aurelius is avoiding it.
Cilva tries to clinch there but Aurelius circles away.
Cilva throws a solid leg kick but Aurelius takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cilva.
Cilva drops his hands momentarily and Aurelius takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Aurelius works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Aurelius cracks Cilva with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Aurelius.

Cilva is rocked!
Aurelius sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Cilva's defenses. It connects perfectly with Cilva's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marcus Aurelius!