PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Bill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bill comes into the arena with It rubs the lotion on its skin blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Vlad the Impaler as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bill
vs
Silva

185 cm
29
215 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

192 cm
26
218 lbs
17 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buffalo Bill!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva scores with a leg kick.

Bill shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Bill finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bill missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bill thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is trying to stand.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Bill in his half guard.
Bill trying to control the pace.
Bill drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bill lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bill.
Bill takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bill seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Bill is controlling him
Bill sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Bill is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bill winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bill 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.
Bill looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva is looking to control Bill's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva tries to kick Bill off but Bill keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bill landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bill scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bill is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Bill lands with a punch from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Bill wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bill slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.

Silva is rocked!
Silva is trying to stand.
Bill works his way into full mount!
Silva is looking to improve his position but Bill isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bill lands a big elbow.
Bill cracks Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buffalo Bill!
Buffalo Bill retains his light heavyweight title!