PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Hollister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura. Rodrigo Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Hollister

192 cm
33
251 lbs
17 - 25 - 0

195 cm
22
275 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 25 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rodrigo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zane Hollister!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hollister closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Hollister scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Hollister throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Hollister throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Hollister should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hollister lands a shoulder strike.
Hollister lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Hollister misses with the head strike.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hollister avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hollister misses with an elbow strike.
Hollister throws a head punch that misses.
Hollister's coach down at The Bear's Den ($300) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hollister's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hollister lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Silva wants a takedown.
Hollister creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.

It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
Hollister pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hollister lands a nice uppercut.

Silva is rocked!
Hollister lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clinched against the cage, Hollister lands a big elbow that drops Silva! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Silva is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Hollister!