PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gao Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ari Velazquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Velazquez has chosen DMX- We go hard as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Gao Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Gao Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Silva
vs
Velazquez

185 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gao Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Velazquez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velazquez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ari Velazquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Velazquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Velazquez!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Velazquez is looking to escape.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the pace but Velazquez is squirming around nicely.
Silva controlling from the full mount.
Silva seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Velazquez is holding on tight.
Silva wants to control the pace but Velazquez is squirming around nicely.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Velazquez is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Gao Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Velazquez lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Velazquez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

Silva is rocked!
Velazquez connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Velazquez moves in close and cracks Silva with a massive right hand! Silva, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Velazquez!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ari Velazquez!