PBP Commentary

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

Taylor
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
257 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

167 cm
30
255 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eddie Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Spider Silva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Konstantin Menshow and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Taylor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice uppercut there from Taylor.
Taylor is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taylor really is a fat lump.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Taylor connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Taylor lands a head shot.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Taylor.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Taylor lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Taylor scores with a jab.
Taylor tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Taylor throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Taylor had a free shot at his head there.
Taylor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab, jab by Taylor - just one landing.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick but Taylor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Donk. Taylor catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Taylor scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Taylor catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Taylor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.

Silva is rocked!
Taylor pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Taylor follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eddie Taylor!