PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kroner Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alessandro Santanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is The Last of Mohicans. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Silva
vs
Santanna

177 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kroner Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alessandro Santanna!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!

Santanna closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is working Santanna over against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Santanna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Santanna can't break the clinch.
Santanna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silva prevents it.
Santanna lands a body punch in the clinch.
Santanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kroner Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alessandro Santanna.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Santanna drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.

Santanna moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santanna.
Santanna is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Santannas head.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Santanna.
Santanna is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Santanna fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Santanna just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santanna avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Santanna's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Santanna's brow.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.

Santanna is rocked!
Silva dips a shoulder and cracks Santanna with a mighty uppercut! Santanna falls back against the cage and Silva unloads with a barrage of strikes! Santanna is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silva screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kroner Silva!
Kroner Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.