PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taite Abrams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafinha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Rafinha Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Abrams
vs
Silva

190 cm
27
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

193 cm
17
212 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Taite Abrams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafinha Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abrams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've been told by Abrams's head coaches at Turka Elite Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abrams doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Abrams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abrams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Abrams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Abrams closes the distance and clinches.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Rafinha Silva has been cut.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abrams lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Abrams.

That has opened up Rafinha Silva's cut even more.
Abrams pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva prevents a body shot from Abrams.
Abrams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free but Abrams has control.
Abrams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abrams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Abrams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Abrams.
Abrams lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Rafinha Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abrams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Abrams lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrams has double underhooks.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Abrams has double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Abrams.

Rafinha Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Abrams.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taite Abrams!
Taite Abrams retains his light heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Taite Abrams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.