PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Hazlehurst (ranked 4246 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 7851 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hazlehurst might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Queen - One Vision. Daniel Hazlehurst has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hazlehurst
vs
Silva

183 cm
21
202 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

204 cm
26
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Hazlehurst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silva !
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Ackerman and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hazlehurst shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Hazlehurst works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Hazlehurst stays in close to Silva 's body and controls the position.
Hazlehurst keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva 's head.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Hazlehurst chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Hazlehurst is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hazlehurst scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Hazlehurst is having none of it.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Hazlehurst slips an elbow through the middle.
Hazlehurst slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hazlehurst working some strikes from top position.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Hazlehurst has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazlehurst working some strikes from top position.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Hazlehurst finish him?
Hazlehurst arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Silva 's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Daniel Hazlehurst!