PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashraf Gutman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gutman has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Ashraf Gutman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Gutman

205 cm
24
271 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

199 cm
19
269 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Russian Top Team Nutrition

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adonis Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ashraf Gutman!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Marco Blurström and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva shoots in and bounces Gutman off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gutman is trying to keep Silva in close.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gutman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva prevents Gutman from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Gutman blocks nicely.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva is working Gutman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva gets to his feet. Gutman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Gutman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ashraf Gutman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gutman thows a body shot but no joy.
Gutman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gutman scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Adonis Silva has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Gutman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Gutman misses with a body shot.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutman misses the target.
Gutman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gutman lands a slapping body shot.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a hook. Gutman ducked under it nicely.
Gutman throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Gutman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gutman digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Gutman swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Gutman lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gutman.
Gutman misses with a body shot.
Gutman lands a jab-cross combination.
Gutman feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Gutman then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Adonis Silva's cut is getting worse.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gutman to score with a decent uppercut.
Gutman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Gutman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gutman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gutman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gutman misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gutman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Gutman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

Adonis Silva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva avoids the body shot from Gutman.
Gutman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gutman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Gutman is defending well.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ashraf Gutman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adonis Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Gutman lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Silva defending well as Gutman loads up on a big left hand.
Gutman misses with a body shot.
Gutman throws a combination that misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.

It looks like Ashraf Gutman has been cut.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gutman.
Nice body punch from Gutman.
Gutman throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Gutman misses the target.
Gutman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gutman misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutman misses with a wild body shot.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Gutman's hands, connecting with Gutman's forehead.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Adonis Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva throwing shots but Gutman is blocking nicely.
Gutman is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gutman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gutman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutman looks like he's trying to stand up.
Gutman is breathing heavily.
Silva is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Gutman!
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with strikes but Gutman is staying in there.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gutman hang on?
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva working Gutman over with strikes here.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Gutman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Gutman takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

Gutman is rocked!
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gutman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gutman is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gutman goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Adonis Silva!