PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pietro Falasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Falasco

180 cm
24
185 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

186 cm
21
199 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pietro Falasco!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falasco keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up but Falasco circles away and keeps his distance.
Falasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Falasco lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falasco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falasco catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Falasco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Falasco digs a good hook to Silva's body.
A combination from Falasco does no damage.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Donk. Falasco catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Falasco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Falasco lands with a shot to the body.

Silva darts in and clinches Falasco up against the cage.
Falasco managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Falasco blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Falasco blocks it.
Come on Falasco - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Silva.

Falasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Falasco throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch but Falasco is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Falasco.
Silva tries to clinch up but Falasco circles away and keeps his distance.
Falasco lands a jab-cross combination.
Falasco keeps the fight on the outside.
Falasco swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Falasco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Falasco lands a two punch combo.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Falasco cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Falasco pushes him off.
Falasco's corner calls for a 1-2. Falasco obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Falasco.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Falasco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Falasco is avoiding it.
Falasco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Falasco finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Falasco.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Falasco.
Falasco cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Falasco circles away.
Falasco connects with a crisp jab.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Falasco lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Falasco connects with a jab.
Falasco swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Falasco is having none of it.
Falasco lands with a good body shot.
Falasco is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Falasco moves into range and connects with a jab.
Falasco changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Falasco scores with a nice right hand.
Falasco digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Falasco tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good shot there by Falasco.
Falasco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Falasco lands a body shot.
Falasco digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Falasco scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Falasco throws a one two combo.
Falasco takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to move into range but Falasco moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Falasco connects with a nice looking jab.
Falasco ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Falasco scores with a nice right hand.
Falasco lands a nice shot to the body.
Falasco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Falasco scores with a shot to the body.
Falasco is working the combinations to good effect here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Falasco.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Falasco scores with a shot to the body.
Falasco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Falasco circles away.
Falasco lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falasco lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Silva is rocked!
Falasco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Nice jab there from Falasco.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Falasco throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Falasco lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Falasco.
Falasco lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Nice body punch from Falasco.
Falasco lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Falasco lands a jab.
Falasco throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Falasco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Falasco stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Falasco throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Falasco works Silva's body with a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Falasco.
Falasco lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Falasco lands with a right that hurts Silva. Silva looks to clinch but Falasco throws a short knee that drops Silva. This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Pietro Falasco!