PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rulon Oboev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oboev's entrance music is Chernie glaza. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Jaicko Lawrence - Caribbean Girl . We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Oboev
vs
Silva

186 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rulon Oboev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brock Silva!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Sergei Dronov and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Oboev fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Oboev persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oboev lands a nice short elbow.
Oboev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has hold of Oboev's hands but Oboev slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Oboev has control of the leg.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Oboev lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Oboev's head to control him but Oboev postures up.
Oboev drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Oboev in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oboev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Oboev lands a nice short elbow.
Oboev scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Well, if Oboev is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Oboev lands strikes from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Oboev scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Oboev in his half guard.

Oboev moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Silva.
Oboev working the ground and pound from side control.
Silva looks winded!
Oboev cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oboev lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Oboev looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oboev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oboev connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Oboev scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Oboev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oboev working the head and body with strikes.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva tries to escape but Oboev is in control.
Oboev working the head and body with strikes.
Oboev is chipping away with strikes.
Oboev in side control lands a decent elbow.
Oboev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oboev working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Oboev grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Oboev has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

Silva is rocked!
Oboev cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Oboev finish him?
Oboev working the ground and pound.
Oboev wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Oboev lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Oboev cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oboev looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Oboev smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Oboev scoring with strikes.
Oboev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oboev cracks Silva with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Oboev immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Silva is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Oboev!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rulon Oboev!
An out of breath Rulon Oboev thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.