PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Steel's chin.

Silva
vs
Steel

183 cm
19
214 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Steel!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Steel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Steel duly obliges.
Steel throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Steel missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a hook but Steel blocks it.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Steel.

It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws the left hand but Steel avoids the punch easily.
A nice combination there by Steel.
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Steel.
Steel takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Steel throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Steel walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Steel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steel on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Steel is out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
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 cracks a nice hook into Steel's ribs.
Steel looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Steel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Steel. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Steel with an uppercut!

Steel is rocked!
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Steel looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva cracks Steel with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Steel falls to his knees and Silva doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Silva!