PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Adrien Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mcracken's choice of entrance music: Onra - I Wanna Go Back. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Silva
vs
Mcracken

185 cm
33
215 lbs
17 - 11 - 0

187 cm
40
187 lbs
25 - 14 - 0

Brawler
Cardio machine

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 17 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adrien Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcracken moves away.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Mcracken throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva is looking to chop away at Mcracken's legs.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Mcracken wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcracken manages to avoid it.
Mcracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcracken lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Mcracken tries a head kick but it misses.
Mcracken pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Mcracken uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Mcracken.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Mcracken has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Mcracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mcracken working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcracken.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcracken.
Mcracken prevents a body shot from Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Mcracken fails to land.
Mcracken misses with some punches.
Mcracken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mcracken blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mcracken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Mcracken misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcracken misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Mcracken fails to land.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mcracken backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcracken blocking some punches.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Mcracken's head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mcracken throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries a body shot but Mcracken blocks it.
Mcracken misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mcracken.
Mcracken working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mcracken.
Mcracken tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mcracken misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Phil Mcracken will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva blocks a head kick by Mcracken.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mcracken misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom! Mcracken lands a massive head kick that sends Silva crashing into the ropes, followed by a classic face plant on the canvas! He's up to his knees but he's not going to beat the count - this one is all over! Mcracken is jumping around like a lunatic, extatic with the win!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Phil Mcracken!
Phil Mcracken is the new light heavyweight champion!
Phil Mcracken bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Adrien Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I have failed...'.