PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Djuro Sila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexei Erschov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexei Erschov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Sila
vs
Erschov

188 cm
18
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Djuro Sila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alexei Erschov!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Konstantin Menshow and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sila tries to clinch there but Erschov circles away.
Sila tries to close the distance and clinch but Erschov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Sila has closed the distance and engaged Erschov in a clinch.
Erschov throws a punch but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Erschov looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sila with a knee to the head.

It looks like Alexei Erschov has been cut.
Erschov fails to pull guard.
Sila lands a knee to the head.
Sila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Sila.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erschov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Sila.
A knee to the head by Sila.
Sila crunches a lovely knee into Erschov's ribcage.

Sila lands a big knee to the head and Erschov goes down! Sila is looking to finish!

Erschov is rocked!
Sila in side control, throwing shots but Erschov defends.
Erschov is still in real trouble! Can Sila finish him?
Sila wants to lay and pray for a moment but Erschov keeps working.
Erschov seems to have recovered his senses.

Sila decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila tries to close the distance and clinch up but Erschov swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Sila fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Erschov, pushing him back against the cage.
Sila utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Our sources have told us that Sila has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sila scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sila.
Sila landing knees to the body.
Sila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sila landing knees to the head.
Sila unloads a knee to the mid-section. Erschov lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Sila landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sila lands a good knee to the midsection. Erschov won't want to take too many of those.
Sila landing knees to the body.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Sila landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erschov takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Erschov takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sila unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Erschov in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Erschov should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sila using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.
Erschov tries to pull guard but Sila holds him up against the cage and eventually Erschov drops back down to his feet.
Sila lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sila lands a good knee to the midsection. Erschov won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Sila.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Sila working Erschov over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Sila connects with a nasty looking knee right to Erschov's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila misses with a knee to the head.
Erschov is trying to maintain a safe position but Sila gets an underhook and turns Erschov into the cage.
Sila landing knees to the head.
Sila tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sila tries to land knees in the clinch but Erschov avoids the damage to the body.

Erschov has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Sila uses from the top position.

Sila is sitting in close to Erschov's body. Erschov has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Sila is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Sila is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Erschov.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Alexei Erschov!