PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marik Rivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagani Silvia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvia has chosen Roll With It as his entrance music. The key to victory for Marik Rivers has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Rivers
vs
Silvia

225 cm
20
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
195 lbs
7 - 12 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marik Rivers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagani Silvia!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silvia looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Silvia pushes him off.
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers tries to clinch but Silvia is having none of it.
Rivers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rivers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Wagani Silvia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Silvia pushes him off.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvia swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rivers tries to clinch up.
Silvia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silvia closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rivers to the mat! Rivers manages to get full guard.
Rivers is looking to stand up but Silvia isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silvia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rivers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silvia paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rivers doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvia circles away.
Rivers wants to clinch.
Silvia swats away the attempt to clinch by Rivers.
Silvia keeps the fight on the outside.
Rivers moves in looking to clinch but Silvia pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Silvia moves into the clinch.
Silvia takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rivers landing knees to the head.
Rivers lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rivers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silvia blocks it with crossed arms.
Rivers with a knee to the head.
Rivers tries a knee to the head but Silvia blocks it.
Rivers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Rivers.
Rivers misses with a knee strike.
Rivers misses with a knee to the head.
Rivers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silvia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Silvia - that landed with a thud.
Silvia tries for a takedown but Rivers manages to get underhooks.
Rivers misses with a knee strike.
Silvia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rivers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silvia has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rivers misses with a knee strike.
Rivers landing knees to the head.

It looks like Wagani Silvia has been cut.
Rivers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silvia's face.
Rivers scores with a knee to the head.

Silvia is rocked!
Rivers looking to throw knees to the head but Silvia is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rivers lands a big knee to the head and Silvia goes down! Rivers pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marik Rivers!