PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafinha Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilkin Asim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Asim

193 cm
17
212 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafinha Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ilkin Asim!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva misses with a hook. Asim ducked under it nicely.
Asim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a right hand

and Asim counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Asim.
Silva is trying to break free.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Asim.

It looks like Rafinha Silva has been cut.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asim keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Asim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asim holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Asim misses with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Asim.
A knee to the head by Asim.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim working Silva over with knees to the body.
Asim working Silva over with knees to the body.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim stalls.
Asim lands a knee to the head.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Asim scores with a knee to the head.
Asim landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Asim with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Asim.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Asim.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim is struggling to control the position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Asim obliges.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkin Asim dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Asim gets a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asim.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim working Silva over with knees to the body.
Asim landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asim misses with a knee strike.
Asim crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Asim has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
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!
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Asim with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Asim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Asim.
Asim lands a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Asim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Asim blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
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!
Asim landing knees to the head.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim lands a knee to the head.

Rafinha Silva's cut is getting worse.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asim scores with a knee to the head.
Asim taking a breather.
Asim landing knees to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ilkin Asim seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.
Asim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva is rocked!
Asim lands a knee to the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Asim landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the body.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim connects with a knee to the head.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Asim putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Asim throws knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asim taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ilkin Asim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rafinha Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Asim rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Asim has Silva pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Asim slowing the pace effectively.
Silva letting Asim take a breather here.
Asim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Asim lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Asim landing knees to the head.
Asim lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asim.
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Asim trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Asim takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Asim has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asim has Silva pushed against the cage.
Asim landing knees to the body.
Asim lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Asim connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asim unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Asim using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ilkin Asim is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Asim utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rafinha Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Asim blocks a body shot from Silva.
Asim misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Asim blocking some punches.
Asim's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Asim controls the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva working aggressively here.
Asim tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Asim blocking some punches.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Asim tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Asim's elbow.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ilkin Asim comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Asim winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 25:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ilkin Asim!