PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reginaldo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Krook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krook has chosen Courage as his entrance music. Kalle Krook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Krook

190 cm
28
222 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

188 cm
28
209 lbs
17 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Reginaldo Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Kalle Krook!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Donald Grub and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Krook misses.
Silva thows a leg kick but Krook checks it
and Krook counters with a nice leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Krook - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Krook. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Krook fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva swings for the body but Krook moves out of range.

Krook changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Krook postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Krook throws an elbow but Silva slips to the side and avoids it well.
Krook scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is not content to let Krook control the position.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Krook trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva struggling a bit here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krook lands a nice forearm strike.
Krook has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva wants to control but Krook postures up.
Krook misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Krook keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Krook.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Krook working away.
Krook creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krook lands an elbow.
Silva prevents Krook from improving position.
Krook scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook working the ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Krook working the head with strikes.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Krook is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Krook advances nicely into full mount.
Krook tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva regains half guard.
Krook thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva keeping hold of Krook's head, controlling as best he can.
Krook is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Krook to pass to mount.
Krook is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Krook with the ground and pound but Silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krook is aware though and is defending well.
Krook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Krook trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Krook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Krook tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Krook from controlling successfully.
Krook missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krook's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Krook wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krook looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Krook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Krook!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Krook is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kalle Krook dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a looping overhand right but Krook ducks down to avoid it.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva is looking to clinch but Krook is avoiding it.
Krook throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Silva counters with a series of strikes that sends Krook to the canvas! Silva follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Krook is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Krook keeps moving.
Krook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Krook is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kalle Krook has got the better of the ground game so far.
Krook keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Krook is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Krook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Reginaldo Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A punch combination from Krook misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Krook moves out of range.

Krook tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Krook blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Krook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krook keeps working.
Silva winds up and cracks Krook with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Krook looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krook is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva working Krook over with strikes.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Krook is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Krook is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Krook looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Krook working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to control from the top but Krook keeps moving.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Krook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Reginaldo Silva just wasn't active enough.
Silva slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Krook. That snapped Silva's head back.
Reginaldo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Krook throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Krook throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Krook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Krook works Silva's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reginaldo Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Krook throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krook's sensitive parts.
Krook lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Krook moved out of range nicely.
Silva throws a leg kick but Krook sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Krook's head but Krook sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Krook bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva tries to buck Krook off but Krook is having none of it.
Silva stops Krook from passing to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Krook trying to control the position but Silva is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krook advances to full mount.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Krook postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Krook lands a big elbow.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Krook with a couple of short strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Krook pushes him away.
Krook lands a big elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Krook's attempts to control the action.
Krook might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Krook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Krook connects with a bit shot that sees Silva covering up! More strikes from Krook and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Krook is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kalle Krook! Kalle Krook retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Kalle Krook made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.