PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fjodor Plasilov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junie Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Plasilov

185 cm
18
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 1

186 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

White Gorilla Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fjodor Plasilov!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Plasilov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Fjodor Plasilov has been cut.
Plasilov moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Plasilov closes the distance and clinches.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Plasilov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva stalling the fight.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Plasilov won't allow it.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Plasilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva scores with a one two! Plasilov had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Plasilov's front leg but catches the back leg as Plasilov tries to avoid it.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plasilov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Plasilov tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Plasilov dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Plasilov is just out of range.
Plasilov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Plasilov's knee but Plasilov avoids it well.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Plasilov tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Plasilov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Plasilov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Plasilov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A big head kick from Silva and Plasilov is sent sprawling to the canvas!

Plasilov is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plasilov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Plasilov throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Plasilov looks gassed!
Silva stays in close to Plasilov's body and controls the position.

Plasilov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Plasilov is trying to control but can't.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Plasilov tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plasilov is looking to get back to full guard here but Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junie Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fjodor Plasilov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Plasilov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plasilov.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Plasilov moves away.
Jab by Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Plasilov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Junie Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Plasilov wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Plasilov is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Plasilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Plasilov seems to have recovered his senses.
Junie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Plasilov fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Plasilov slips under a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuns Plasilov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Donk. Silva catches Plasilov right on the button with a cross.

That has opened up Fjodor Plasilov's cut even more.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Plasilov throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva wants to slow Plasilov down by chopping away at his legs.
Plasilov moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Plasilov.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Plasilov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Plasilov has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Plasilov's guard.
Plasilov is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Plasilov working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva trying to control the action but Plasilov is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Plasilov defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Plasilov is trying to control but can't.
Plasilov is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Plasilov wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Plasilov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junie Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fjodor Plasilov's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Plasilov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Plasilov off to one side.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Plasilov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Plasilov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Plasilov wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Plasilov just misses with a punch to the body.
Plasilov shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Plasilov takes one to the chin there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Plasilov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plasilov doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Plasilov's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Plasilov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Plasilov.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Plasilov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Plasilov.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Plasilov walks into a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Plasilov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva digs a good body shot into Plasilov's ribs.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Plasilov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva lands a head kick!
Plasilov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination. Plasilov tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

The cut above Fjodor Plasilov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Silva stalks Plasilov and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Plasilov's face. Plasilov staggers backwards, shaken.
Good work by Plasilov as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Plasilov moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a right hand that Plasilov ducks under and follows up with a left that Plasilov also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a head kick but Plasilov moves out of range.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Plasilov can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junie Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Fjodor Plasilov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva drops Plasilov with a straight right hand, right on the button! Silva follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junie Silva!
Junie Silva retains his middleweight title!