PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michal Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Boxer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michal Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Boxer

180 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

172 cm
24
191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Michal Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Boxer!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boxer tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boxer avoids it really well and circles away.
Boxer jabs at Silva's body.
Boxer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Boxer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boxer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boxer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Michal Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Good exchange - Boxer coming out on top.
Boxer works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Boxer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boxer jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice body kick there by Boxer.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boxer scores with a body shot.
Boxer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boxer scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Boxer chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Boxer counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michal Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Boxer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boxer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A right-left combo lands from Boxer.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boxer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Boxer is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
A nice combination there by Boxer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Silva is rocked!
Nice body punch from Boxer.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boxer cracks Silva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Boxer pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Silva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Boxer!
An out of breath Mark Boxer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.