PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Siliva (ranked 1420 p4p, 172 weight class) and Like Boss (ranked 2944 p4p, 292 weight class). Siliva comes to the cage accompanied by . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Siliva
vs
Boss

191 cm
29
279 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

198 cm
27
265 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderson Siliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Like Boss!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siliva misses with a left hand
and Boss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Boss throws an overhand right that lands on Siliva's shoulder, as Siliva tries to avoid the shot.
Siliva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Siliva closes the distance but Boss moves to the side
letting Boss counter with a right hand.

It looks like Wanderson Siliva has been cut.
Boss defending well as Siliva loads up on a big left hand.
Siliva throws a lazy uppercut
and Boss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boss connects with the punch.
Boss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Siliva.
Boss throws out a counter right but Siliva avoids it with no problem.
Boss lands a glancing blow to the side of Siliva's head.

Wanderson Siliva's cut is getting worse.
Siliva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A good leg kick by Boss.
Boss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jab, jab by Boss - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Siliva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Boss swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siliva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Boss.
Siliva shoots in looking for a takedown but Boss manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Siliva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like Boss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boss takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Siliva shoots and misses
and Boss counters with a stiff right hand.
Siliva throws a jab but it's blocked by Boss.
And Boss responds with a good body kick, but Siliva manages to step out the way in time.
Boss loads up on a big right hand but Siliva slips the punch.
Boss scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Wanderson Siliva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Boss throws a lazy head kick

and Siliva counters by clinching up.

Boss breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Siliva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Siliva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boss's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boss enables Siliva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boss manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siliva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siliva wants to control but Boss is keeping him busy.
Siliva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Siliva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Siliva content to control rather than advance.
Siliva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Siliva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Boss because Siliva loaded up on that one.
Boss really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Siliva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boss blocking the ground and pound.
Siliva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

Siliva jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Boss is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Boss and Siliva has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Siliva has hold of Boss's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Boss seems comfortable defending it but Siliva has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Boss is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Boss is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Siliva couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wanderson Siliva!
Wanderson Siliva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.