PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krisztian Zaromskis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by henny and barcardi. Krisztian Zaromskis told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silva
vs
Zaromskis

189 cm
21
200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Fabiano Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Krisztian Zaromskis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
Krisztian Zaromskis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zaromskis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaromskis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zaromskis misses with a two punch combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskis misses with a wild combination.
Zaromskis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Zaromskis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva moves forwards but Zaromskis connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Fabiano Silva has been cut.
Zaromskis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis misses with a double jab.

Zaromskis lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaromskis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Zaromskis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Zaromskis misses with a double jab.
Zaromskis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva defending well as Zaromskis loads up on a big left hand.
Zaromskis misses with a straight right.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Zaromskis sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zaromskis lands the left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaromskis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaromskis misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaromskis misses with a looping right.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Zaromskis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Zaromskis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaromskis as he jumps to the side.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zaromskis scores with a punch to the head.
Zaromskis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zaromskis throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Zaromskis misses with a looping right.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Zaromskis as he jumps to the side.
Zaromskis misses with a series of wild punches.
Zaromskis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Krisztian Zaromskis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zaromskis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zaromskis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Jab, jab by Zaromskis - just one landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krisztian Zaromskis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabiano Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva defending well as Zaromskis loads up on a big left hand.
Zaromskis misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Zaromskis does no damage.
Fabiano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Zaromskis tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Zaromskis misses with a wild combination.
Zaromskis throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Zaromskis misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zaromskis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Zaromskis which made him look bad.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zaromskis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Zaromskis sprawls well. Zaromskis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Zaromskis.
Some wild striking there from Zaromskis.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Zaromskis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Zaromskis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Zaromskis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zaromskis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
A punch combination from Zaromskis misses.
Zaromskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zaromskis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A combination from Zaromskis does no damage.
Zaromskis fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Zaromskis.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Zaromskis wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Zaromskis has his hands clasped together around Silva's back. He's all about the action.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.
Silva prevents Zaromskis from improving his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva prevents Zaromskis from improving his position.

Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zaromskis is controlling Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Zaromskis scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krisztian Zaromskis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabiano Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Zaromskis throws out a powerful jab.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zaromskis.

Zaromskis lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Zaromskis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Fabiano Silva's cut is getting worse.
Zaromskis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zaromskis lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Zaromskis.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Zaromskis misses.
Zaromskis fails to land with a series of punches.
Zaromskis throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zaromskis fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Zaromskis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Zaromskis duly obliges.
Silva blocks a jab.
Zaromskis misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Zaromskis.
Zaromskis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zaromskis throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Zaromskis swinging wilding here.
Zaromskis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaromskis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva defending well as Zaromskis loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Zaromskis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice sprawl there from Zaromskis as Silva shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabiano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Zaromskis scores with a four punch combination!
Krisztian Zaromskis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva defending well as Zaromskis loads up on a big left hand.
Zaromskis swinging wilding here.
Zaromskis scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zaromskis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zaromskis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Zaromskis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zaromskis swivels and escapes.
Good standup being displayed there by Zaromskis as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Zaromskis.
Zaromskis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva dives in and grabs Zaromskis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Zaromskis pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zaromskis throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
No joy there for Zaromskis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva slips under a jab.
A combination from Zaromskis does no damage.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Zaromskis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Zaromskis fails to land with a series of punches.
Fabiano Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krisztian Zaromskis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zaromskis lands a two punch combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krisztian Zaromskis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zaromskis winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krisztian Zaromskis!