PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gektor Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Rafa Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lombard
vs
Silva

200 cm
22
148 lbs
13 - 1 - 1

173 cm
23
146 lbs
13 - 0 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
- - - - - All Nutrients 160 - - - - -

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gektor Lombard!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Shirou Masuda and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lombard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Lombard slips a jab from Silva.
Lombard misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Lombard is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gektor Lombard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lombard blocking some punches.
Lombard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lombards head.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lombard or not.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lombard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Lombard letting Silva take a breather here.
Lombard blocks a body shot from Silva.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lombard tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Lombard back against the cage.
Silva taking a breather.
Lombard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Lombard wants a takedown but no success here.
Lombard is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva taking a breather.
Lombard blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva taking a breather.
Lombard can't get the takedown.
Lombard really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A short left from Silva.
Silva just leaning against Lombard, taking a breather.
Silva cracks Lombard with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lombard backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lombard is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
Lombard is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lombard goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafa Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Lombard's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lombard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Lombard is rocked!
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a jab when Lombard was well out of range.
Lombard throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lombard misses with a wild body shot.
Lombard blocks the body kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva scores with a push kick.
Lombard moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lombard fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lombard has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva lands a brutal head kick. Lombard looks out on his feet and Silva throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Rafa Silva! Rafa Silva retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Rafa Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.