PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Silva Jr (ranked 1246 p4p, 121 weight class) and Luke Rockhard (ranked 3188 p4p, 290 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva Jr might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleeping Giant. Luke Rockhard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva Jr
vs
Rockhard

198 cm
20
270 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rich Silva Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luke Rockhard!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Columbo Gatti and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr scores with a jab. Rockhard acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

It looks like Luke Rockhard has been cut.
Rockhard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva Jr circles away.
Silva Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rockhard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rockhard closes the distance and clinches up with Silva Jr, looking for a takedown. Rockhard pushes Silva Jr against the cage but Silva Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rockhard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva Jr moves into the clinch.
Rich Silva Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Rockhard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockhard takes a shot to the head.
Silva Jr lands an uppercut.
Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rockhard or not.

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

Rockhard is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Silva Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rockhard is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva Jr finish him?
Rockhard looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva Jr creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rockhard's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rockhard drops to his knees and Silva Jr pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Silva Jr!
Rich Silva Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Rich Silva Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.