PBP Commentary

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

Sprinkles
vs
Sillva

192 cm
22
185 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

186 cm
20
202 lbs
1 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Powerful

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sammy Sprinkles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Sillva!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Illya Tyunina and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprinkles throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sillva.
Sprinkles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sillva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sprinkles closes this distance looking for a takedown but Sillva circles away.
Sprinkles fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A clash of legs there as Sillva blocks the low kick.
Sprinkles misses with a takedown attempt - Sillva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sammy Sprinkles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Sprinkles.

Sprinkles closes the distance and clinches.
Sprinkles leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sillva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sprinkles walks away with a smile on his face. Sillva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sillva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sprinkles shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sillva pinned against the cage. Sillva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sprinkles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sillva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sprinkles.
Sprinkles is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sprinkles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sprinkles fakes the leg kick and cracks Sillva in the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sillva looking to score a takedown here. Sprinkles is defending well but Sillva drives through and ends up in Sprinkles's guard.
Sillva connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sillva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprinkles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sprinkles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sprinkles is breathing heavily.

Sprinkles had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Sillva defends it easily.
Sillva lands a couple of digs.

Sillva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sprinkles has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sillva has managed to get both his arms back between Sprinkles's legs - danger averted.
Sillva trying to control the position from guard on top but Sprinkles is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sillva scoring with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sillva scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sillva is in close to Sprinkles's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Sillva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sillva wants to control from the top but Sprinkles keeps moving.
Sillva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sillva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sprinkles. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sprinkles is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sillva defends well.
Sprinkles keeping moving, preventing Sillva from controlling successfully.
Sillva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sillva scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sprinkles is rocked!
Sillva stays in close to Sprinkles's body and controls the position.
Oh Sprinkles is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sillva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sillva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Sillva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sillva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sillva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

Sillva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sillva postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Sprinkles covers up, he's hurt! Sillva keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Sillva and the ref steps in to end the fight! Sillva can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Sillva!