PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kale Strong (ranked 5848 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Silva (ranked 4016 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Roots Bloody Roots - Sepultura as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strong
vs
Silva

197 cm
27
270 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

192 cm
35
251 lbs
19 - 33 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kale Strong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 33 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries for a takedown but Strong circles away easily

and Strong counters by clinching up.
Strong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Strong controlling the action here for a moment.
Strong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Strong content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Strong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strong prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Strong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

It looks like Rodrigo Silva has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strong prevents the takedown attempt.
Strong with a knee to the head.
Strong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva looks winded!
Strong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Strong - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong working Silva over with knees to the body.

Strong drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Silva is rocked!
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Strong finish him?
Strong takes control of his opponent's neck and spins him into the cage. Silva is off balance and as he stumbles, Strong throws a jumping knee that lands flush on Silva's chin, knocking him out cold! Oh my word - what a knockout! Definitely one for his highlight reel! If he ever decides to rob a bank and run off to Morocco, that moment is defintely worthy of a tacky mural!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kale Strong!