PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva (ranked 4016 p4p, 497 weight class) and Dangerous Dan (ranked 3150 p4p, 412 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ferreira Da Silva
vs
Dan

180 cm
22
199 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

193 cm
21
192 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dangerous Dan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferreira Da Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dan is able to avoid easily.
Dan misses with a few strikes there.
Dan missing with a left hand there. Ferreira Da Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferreira Da Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.

Ferreira Da Silva gets a clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva lands an elbow inside that Dan shrugs off.

It looks like Dangerous Dan has been cut.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira Da Silva gets through Dan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Dan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva works on Dan's body with a couple of short punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dan misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva scores with a shot to the side of Dan's head.
Ferreira Da Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Dan blocks a body shot from Ferreira Da Silva.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Ferreira Da Silva on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan takes a shot to the head.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
A right hook to the body lands for Ferreira Da Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Dan.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Ferreira Da Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ferreira Da Silva tries a body shot but Dan blocks it.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Ferreira Da Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ferreira Da Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Dan controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ferreira Da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ferreira Da Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Dan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a shot to the body.
Dan looks winded!
Dan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Dan blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva blocking some punches.
Ferreira Da Silva is leaning against Dan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dan.
Ferreira Da Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ferreira Da Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dan throws a punch but it's blocked by Ferreira Da Silva.
Nice elbow from Ferreira Da Silva.
Ferreira Da Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dan backwards.

That has opened up Dangerous Dan's cut even more.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dan or not.
Ferreira Da Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Ferreira Da Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dan backwards.
A shot in the inside from Ferreira Da Silva.
Still in the clinch, Ferreira Da Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dan is rocked!
Ferreira Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ferreira Da Silva finish him?
Ferreira Da Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Ferreira Da Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva is working Dan over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ferreira Da Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Ferreira Da Silva fails to land.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with some punches.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Ferreira Da Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ferreira Da Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Ferreira Da Silva as the two fighters clinch.
Ferreira Da Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Ferreira Da Silva creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Dan! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Ferreira Da Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Virgulino Ferreira Da Silva!