PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonid Panteleev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonid Panteleev is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Panteleev
vs
Silva

194 cm
27
208 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
27
215 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leonid Panteleev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Eric Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panteleev lands a nice looking body shot.
Panteleev throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Panteleev circles away from the clinch attempt.
Panteleev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries to clinch up but Panteleev circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Panteleev keeps it at a distance.
Panteleev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Panteleev pushes him off.
Panteleev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Panteleev throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Panteleev pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch up but Panteleev keeps it at a distance.
A quick step to the side and Panteleev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Panteleev keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panteleev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries to clinch but Panteleev moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Panteleev is having none of it.
Panteleev lands with a good body shot.
Silva tries to clinch but Panteleev is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Panteleev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Panteleev swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panteleev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panteleev rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panteleev to score with a decent uppercut.
Panteleev jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Panteleev. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Panteleev.
Panteleev looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Panteleev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Panteleev lands with a right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a right and a left that Panteleev avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panteleev manages to avoid it.
Panteleev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panteleev lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Panteleev as he connects with a hook.
Silva walks into a jab.
It looks like Panteleev has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Panteleev lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Panteleev.
Silva wants to clinch up but Panteleev keeps it at a distance.
Panteleev connects with a crisp jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Panteleev throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Panteleev bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva tries to clinch there but Panteleev circles away.
Panteleev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panteleev misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Panteleev scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Panteleev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panteleev to score with a decent uppercut.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Panteleev.
Panteleev swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Panteleev was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Panteleev ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Panteleev manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Panteleev moves away
and Panteleev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panteleev keeps the fight on the outside.
Panteleev misses with a wild body shot.
Panteleev keeps the fight on the outside.
Panteleev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Silva looks to clinch
and Panteleev counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Panteleev.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Panteleev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Panteleev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Panteleev. That snapped Silva's head back.
Panteleev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panteleev misses with a wild body shot.
Eric Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Panteleev.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panteleev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panteleev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Panteleev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Panteleev in a clinch.
Silva lands a left hand.

Panteleev manages to break the clinch.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panteleev circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Panteleev wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva tries to clinch
letting Panteleev counter with a right hand.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Panteleev takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Panteleev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Panteleev drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Panteleev is looking for the KO!

Silva is rocked!
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Panteleev finish him?
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Panteleev cracks Silva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Panteleev pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Silva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leonid Panteleev!
After the big win, Leonid Panteleev made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors GREEN!160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.