PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liha Rekka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Rekka

190 cm
23
218 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

202 cm
20
220 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Liha Rekka!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Rekka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Rekka thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Rekka sees coming a mile off.
Rekka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rekka tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rekka to the ground. Rekka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rekka connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rekka.
That kick from Rekka tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rekka misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Rekka pinned against the cage. Rekka gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Rekka.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Rekka moves into the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Rekka.
Silva stalling.
Rekka unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rekka is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rekka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva can't get the takedown.
Rekka prevents a takedown attempt there.
The referee calls for Rekka to work.
Rekka lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Rekka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Rekka landing knees to the head.
Rekka crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Rekka tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva has Rekka pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rekka manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rekka landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rekka scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rekka leaning against his opponent.
Rekka using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rekka lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rekka takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rekka landing knees to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Rekka manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Rekka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rekka's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rekka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rekka tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rekka misses with a knee to the head.
Rekka misses with a knee to the head.
Rekka misses with a knee to the head.
Rekka misses with a knee strike.
Rekka with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rekka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rekka throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Rekka with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rekka prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Rekka trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Rekka manages to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rekka gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rekka throws a nice inside leg kick.

Rekka clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Liha Rekka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rekka is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Rekka scoring well with a low kick there.
Rekka lands a big head kick that sends Silva to the canvas! Rekka follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liha Rekka!