PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ty Daves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen No New Friends as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Anderson Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Daves
vs
Silva

194 cm
21
220 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
206 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ty Daves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva !
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Paulo Santos and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Daves circles away and keeps his distance.

Daves has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Daves blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Daves blocks it.
Daves lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daves throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Daves connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva 's face.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Daves with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Daves lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Daves connects with a knee to the head.
Silva looks winded!
Daves using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Our sources have told us that Daves has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Daves throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daves obliges.

Daves pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Daves clinches up against the cage.

Daves breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daves swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva .
Silva tries to clinch up but Daves circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Daves gets a clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Daves.
Daves landing knees to the head.
Daves lands a knee to the head.
Daves scores with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva is rocked!
Daves with a knee to the head.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Daves finish him?
Nice elbow from Daves.
Daves is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Daves's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch there but Daves circles away.

Daves gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daves with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daves working the clinch nicely. Silva is working for position but Daves cracks him with a big knee to the head! Silva crumples up against the cage and Daves lands two more shots before the ref can save Silva ! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Ty Daves!