PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between River Tam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taye Silcic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tam comes to the cage accompanied by Dangerous. Silcic is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Jedi Mind Tricks-Kublai Khan. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tam
vs
Silcic

198 cm
28
256 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

193 cm
22
260 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, River Tam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taye Silcic!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tam wants to clinch up but Silcic keeps it at a distance.
Silcic tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tam swivels and escapes.
Tam stuffs the takedown.

Silcic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silcic tries to pull guard but Tam holds him up against the cage and eventually Silcic drops back down to his feet.
River Tam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taye Silcic.
Tam lands a body shot.
Silcic looks gassed!
Tam throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silcics head.
Tam digs a right hand underneath Silcic's ribcage. Silcic let out a lung full of air as it connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tam lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tam makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The referee calls for Tam to work.
A short left from Tam.
Tam slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tam.
Silcic takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tam creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Silcic's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Silcic drops to his knees and Tam pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). River Tam!