PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Svork Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Svork Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Smith

179 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Good knees
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

THRIFTY THREADS

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Svork Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kenny Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Smith keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Smith steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva tests Smith's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Kenny Smith has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a push kick but Smith slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Smith circles away from the clinch attempt

and Smith counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Smith working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.

Smith in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Silva is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kenny Smith!