PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Valanciunas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Valanciunas
vs
Silva

189 cm
21
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
29
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jonas Valanciunas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Valanciunas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva moves away from the strike by Valanciunas.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Valanciunas's head but Valanciunas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Valanciunas tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Valanciunas.
Valanciunas scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
enabling Valanciunas to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Valanciunas scores with a nice strike.
Valanciunas throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Look low, kick high! Valanciunas uses the oldest trick in the book to send Silva tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Valanciunas is absolutely delighted - when Silva wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jonas Valanciunas!