PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ola Afolabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Afolabi
vs
Silva

191 cm
21
216 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
28
215 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ola Afolabi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Afolabi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Afolabi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Afolabi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Afolabi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Afolabi moves out of range as Silva strikes.

Silva clinches up with Afolabi and pushes him back against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

Afolabi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Afolabi.
Afolabi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Afolabi cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Afolabi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Afolabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Afolabi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva looks gassed!
Afolabi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Afolabi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Afolabi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Afolabi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Afolabi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Afolabi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Afolabi connects with a superb combination that knocks Silva out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Afolabi before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ola Afolabi!