PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Flo Simba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvan Wilkens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvan Wilkens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Simba
vs
Wilkens

190 cm
25
222 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

193 cm
22
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Mango Nutrition
CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Flo Simba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvan Wilkens!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simba cracks Wilkens with an open hand slap.
Simba bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Simba looks to land a right hand but Wilkens moved out of range.
Wilkens stuns Simba with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilkens slips under a jab from Simba.
Wilkens connects with a right hand. Simba shakes it off.
Wilkens takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Simba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkens.

Simba clinches up with Wilkens and pushes him back against the cage.

Wilkens jumps guard and drags Simba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wilkens throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wilkens working for a triangle but Simba defends it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Wilkens had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Simba defends it easily.
Wilkens trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wilkens looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilkens doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wilkens utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Simba won't allow Wilkens to sweep him here.

Simba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wilkens has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Simba has managed to get both his arms back between Wilkens's legs - danger averted.
Simba has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wilkens trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Simba trying to control but Wilkens is working from the bottom.
Wilkens bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Simba's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simba can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wilkens controls the pace.
Wilkens forces his way into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simba is trying to stand.

Simba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Wilkens throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilkens passes to full mount!
Wilkens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkens with a couple of short strikes.
Simba is trying to escape the mount.
Wilkens cracks Simba with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wilkens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wilkens softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Simba is out cold! Wilkens jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Silvan Wilkens!