PBP Commentary

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

Voronov
vs
Silva

185 cm
21
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Determined

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viacheslav Voronov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Voronov connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronov circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voronov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Voronov is having none of it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Voronov is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Voronov is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Voronov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Voronov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronov circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Voronov keeps it at a distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Voronov circles away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voronov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Voronov lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.

Voronov cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Voronov finish him?

Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Voronov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Voronov cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Silva looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Voronov finish him?
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Voronov finish him?
Silva is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Voronov doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Silva crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Silva's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viacheslav Voronov!