PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ontlogy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silva
vs
Lin

172 cm
22
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Edson Gomes and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Lin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lin also avoids with ease.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva with a hook.
Silva throws a right and a left that Lin avoids nicely.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Lin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lin lands a high kick!

It looks like Dan Silva has been cut.
Lin is looking to land body kicks.

Lin lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Lin takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!
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!
Lin avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lin circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Alberto Lin has been cut.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
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!
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lin keeps it at a distance.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right and a left that Lin avoids nicely.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Lin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lin lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Lin takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Lin needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Silva just on the top of the head. Silva drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Silva - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Alberto Lin!