PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedro Emiliodingko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Emiliodingko

193 cm
27
283 lbs
13 - 9 - 1

225 cm
26
277 lbs
4 - 16 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Amped Performance

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fedro Emiliodingko!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Emiliodingko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Emiliodingko lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Emiliodingko. Those never looked like landing.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
Emiliodingko scores with a decent looking hook.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Emiliodingko has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
Silva was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Emiliodingko tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedro Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Emiliodingko tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Emiliodingko ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Emiliodingko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Emiliodingko manages to avoid it.
Emiliodingko tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Emiliodingko with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Fedro Emiliodingko has been cut.
Emiliodingko looks winded!
Emiliodingko dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Emiliodingko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
A left lands for Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Emiliodingko is just out of range.
Emiliodingko doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lands a jab to Emiliodingko's midsection.
Emiliodingko throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Emiliodingko thinking.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emiliodingko was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Emiliodingko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice defenses there by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Emiliodingko's head and hops out.
Silva thuds a left hand into Emiliodingko's body.
Leandro Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Emiliodingko, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Emiliodingko moves away.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Emiliodingko. Emiliodingko gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Emiliodingko was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Emiliodingko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Emiliodingko on that attempt.
It looked like Silva was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emiliodingko looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Emiliodingko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Emiliodingko shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Emiliodingko is just out of range.
Fedro Emiliodingko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Emiliodingko fails with a takedown attempt.
Emiliodingko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Emiliodingko wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Emiliodingko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emiliodingko shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Silva swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Emiliodingko misses with a double jab
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Emiliodingko tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Emiliodingko throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leandro Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fedro Emiliodingko's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Emiliodingko might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Silva has got the better of the exchanges.
Emiliodingko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Emiliodingko throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Emiliodingko.
Emiliodingko tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fedro Emiliodingko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Silva misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Emiliodingko will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Emiliodingko defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Emiliodingko is breathing heavily.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Emiliodingko shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fedro Emiliodingko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Emiliodingko misses with a wild combination.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Emiliodingko walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Emiliodingko dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Emiliodingko out cold! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leandro Silva!