PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Withers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Withers comes to the cage accompanied by War Is My Destiny. Silva has chosen Mad Cobra - Put Gunshot as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Withers
vs
Silva

184 cm
29
179 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

185 cm
22
179 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Luke Withers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Romo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva jabs Withers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Withers tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Withers fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tests Withers's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Luke Withers has been cut.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Withers is out of range.
Withers slips under a jab.

Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Withers did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Withers is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Withers defending well.

Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Withers is defending well.
Withers wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva wants to take a breather but Withers is having none of it.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva prevents Withers from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Withers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Withers is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Withers won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Withers has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva prevents Withers from improving his position.
Withers on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots but Withers is blocking nicely.
Withers is trying to control but can't.
Silva passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Withers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Withers is looking to get to half guard.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Withers is in trouble!
Silva is landing with some decent strikes but Withers is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Withers is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Withers is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva looking to control but Withers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva avoids the attempt from Withers to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Withers is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Luke Withers's cut is getting worse.
Silva tries to control but Withers wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Luke Withers's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Luke Withers's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Romo Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Romo Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.