PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Pelmeni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pelmeni's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hell March. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pelmeni
vs
Silva

210 cm
22
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
285 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Rivers Edge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vladimir Pelmeni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yuri Silva!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pelmeni is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Pelmeni looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pelmeni won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
Pelmeni is looking to improve his position.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pelmeni knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pelmeni is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silva jumps into side control!

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelmeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelmeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pelmeni.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pelmeni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Pelmeni pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pelmeni is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Pelmeni is breathing heavily.

Pelmeni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pelmeni stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Pelmeni wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelmeni wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Pelmeni in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pelmeni's guard.
Pelmeni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Pelmeni pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Pelmeni trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Pelmeni on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pelmeni tries to get out of the position.

Silva looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pelmeni keeps control of the position for the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yuri Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pelmeni moves out of range easily.
Silva looks to land a combination but Pelmeni avoids it well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick but Pelmeni moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Pelmeni moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelmeni wants to clinch.
Pelmeni shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Pelmeni avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vladimir Pelmeni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelmeni.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pelmeni's sensitive parts.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Pelmeni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pelmeni lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Yuri Silva has been cut.
A knee to the head by Pelmeni.
Pelmeni lands a damaging elbow.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelmeni has him pressed against the cage.
Pelmeni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pelmeni comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Yuri Silva's cut even more.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pelmeni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!

It looks like Vladimir Pelmeni has been cut.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Yuri Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pelmeni is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice sprawl there from Pelmeni as Silva shoots in.
Pelmeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch

and Pelmeni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelmeni with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

The cut above Yuri Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pelmeni has him pressed against the cage.
Pelmeni creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Pelmeni stalling in the clinch.
Pelmeni prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Pelmeni breaks the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch

and Pelmeni moves into the clinch.

Pelmeni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pelmeni slips a jab and a cross from Silva.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but Pelmeni is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Yuri Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Pelmeni's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pelmeni tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Pelmeni shrugs it off.
Pelmeni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pelmeni stuffs the takedown.
Pelmeni wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks for a takedown but Pelmeni sprawls well.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelmeni looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Pelmeni backing up. Pelmeni nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Pelmeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelmeni looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Pelmeni tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pelmeni manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Vladimir Pelmeni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yuri Silva.

Pelmeni closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
A bit of stalling here from Pelmeni.

Pelmeni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pelmeni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelmeni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Pelmeni.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pelmeni but Pelmeni pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vladimir Pelmeni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Pelmeni gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pelmeni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pelmeni lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Pelmeni.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

Yuri Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Yuri Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Vladimir Pelmeni!