PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Tuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Tuna
vs
Silva

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

198 cm
24
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jim Tuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manolo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Alexandre Firmino and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Tuna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuna checks a leg kick.
Tuna pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tuna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a hook.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Tuna tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Tuna tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a head kick.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.

Tuna is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a wild combination.

Tuna gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Tuna keeps him there for the moment.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuna wants to clinch

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Tuna has him pressed against the cage.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Tuna, against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tuna looking to stall.
Tuna pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Tuna wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuna wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a series of punches but Tuna moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuna tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Tuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Oh Tuna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tuna darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tuna seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva throws a right and a left that Tuna avoids nicely.
Tuna checks a low kick from Silva.
Tuna wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Tuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tuna tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a crisp right that sends Tuna to the canvas! Silva follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manolo Silva!