PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between King Phol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cyborg Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Phol
vs
Silva

188 cm
19
188 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Very confident

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, King Phol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phol takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Silva - just one landing.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Phol throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Phol scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Silva throws a push kick but Phol slaps the foot to one side.
Phol was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Silva avoids the body shot from Phol.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Phol misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

Phol moves into the clinch.
Phol throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
Phol misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Phol misses.
Phol looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva unleashes a big counter combination but Phol bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Phol throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Silva blocks a jab.
Phol connects with a crisp jab.
Phol definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Phol's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Nice uppercut there from Phol.
Phol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phol swings widly with a right hand
and Phol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Phol lands a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva misses with a body shot
and Phol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva misses with a hook
letting Phol counter with a right hand.

Silva is rocked!
Phol throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Phol finish him?
King Phol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phol lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva looks winded!
Phol ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Phol lands with a nice body punch.
Phol pounces like a tiger and cracks Silva with a vicious hook! Silva is down but not out! Phol follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). King Phol!