PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yasuhiro Akagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akagi comes to the cage accompanied by Nash the Slash - American Band. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Akagi
vs
Silva

180 cm
23
180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

184 cm
23
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

M.O. Fight Wear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yasuhiro Akagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Akagi!
Silva is chipping away with strikes.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva landing a few strikes.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.
Akagi is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Akagi keeps working.
Akagi is looking for a sweep.
Akagi is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.

Silva decides to stand back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva cracks Akagi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Akagi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that misses
and Akagi counters with a two punch combo.

Akagi lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Akagi takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Jose Silva has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akagi sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Silva's defenses. It connects perfectly with Silva's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yasuhiro Akagi!
Yasuhiro Akagi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.