PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Douglas Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Santana
vs
Silva

182 cm
20
187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
197 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Douglas Santana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Santana blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Santana has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Santana taking a breather here.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santana asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Santana taking a breather here.
Santana tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Santana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to buck Santana off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Santana stands up and beckons Silva to his feet.
Santana misses the shot to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santana throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santana swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves forwards but Santana connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Santana throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to work over Santana's front leg with a kick but Santana checks it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Santana.
Santana scores with a punch to the head.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santana.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Santana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Santana keeps it at a distance.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Santana fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva is looking to clinch but Santana is avoiding it.
Santana misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santana fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to clinch up but Santana keeps it at a distance.
Santana keeps the fight on the outside.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Santana in a clinch.
Santana is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva looks gassed!
Santana digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Santana wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Santana won't want to take too many of those.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Santana blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Santana has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Santana rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Santana follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Douglas Santana!