PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 4034 p4p, 347 weight class) and Richard Silva (ranked 2920 p4p, 273 weight class). Kedorf kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Ostatni dzwonek. Silva has chosen Architects-Doomsday as his entrance music. Richard Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Barol Kedorf's chin.

Kedorf
vs
Silva

189 cm
47
265 lbs
33 - 34 - 0

193 cm
37
227 lbs
24 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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 33 - 34 - 0, fighting out of London, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kedorf to counter with a crisp jab.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva tries to move into range but Kedorf moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kedorf moves out of range easily.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kedorf's head.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kedorf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Kedorf tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Kedorf misses with some punches.
Silva blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kedorf scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kedorf.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kedorf is keeping busy.
Kedorf misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kedorf back against the cage.
Kedorf has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Kedorf lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kedorf softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kedorf.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kedorf scores with a hook to the body.
Kedorf tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kedorf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kedorf.
Kedorf misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kedorf avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva is working Kedorf over against the cage.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kedorf's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kedorf lands with a right to the head.
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!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kedorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kedorf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva blocking some punches.
Kedorf works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kedorf.
Kedorf throws a head punch that misses.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
Kedorf tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva wants to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Kedorf looking to stall.
Kedorf misses with some punches.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva.

It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Kedorf tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kedorf backwards.
Kedorf works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kedorf has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kedorf fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kedorf takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short left from Kedorf.
Kedorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kedorf misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Kedorf got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kedorf has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Kedorf has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kedorf defends it easily.
Kedorf stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kedorf wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva is still trying to improve position.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Kedorf is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Richard Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf's cut.
That's time! Kedorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Kedorf chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Kedorf tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Kedorf keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Kedorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva works Kedorf's body with a nice hook.
Silva slips a jab from Kedorf.
Kedorf thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
Kedorf misses with a looping left.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a counter combo.
Kedorf misses with an uppercut
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Kedorf, which made it look bad.
Kedorf loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Kedorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kedorf defends well and Silva ends up having to push Kedorf into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Kedorf scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kedorf lands a slapping body shot.
Silva cracks Kedorf with a good jab.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Silva throws a right hand that Kedorf ducks under and follows up with a left that Kedorf also avoids with ease.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva misses with the combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kedorf comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Kedorf takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva avoids the body shot from Kedorf.
Silva doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kedorf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Barol Kedorf is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kedorf displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
A head kick from Silva lands but Kedorf takes it in his stride.
Kedorf lands a head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Kedorf doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva misses with a hook. Kedorf ducked under it nicely.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Kedorf moves out of range easily.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Kedorf slips a jab from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Kedorf slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Kedorf.
Kedorf takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big right from Silva misses.
Kedorf is looking for a counter combo.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kedorf to the mat! Kedorf manages to get full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva prevents Kedorf from getting back to his feet.
Silva distracts Kedorf with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.

Kedorf has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Silva has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Richard Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf's cut.
That's time! Kedorf's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Kedorf tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kedorf manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva lands with a straight right. Kedorf didn't see that one coming.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kedorf.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Silva slips under a jab.
Kedorf tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lazy left from Kedorf finds it's target.
Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kedorf looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva feints a jab promting Kedorf to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kedorf slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kedorf napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Kedorf throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Kedorf avoids the body shot from Silva.
A counter left hand to the body from Kedorf misses its target.
Good standup being displayed there by Kedorf as he connects with a hook.
Kedorf throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Kedorf swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that Kedorf semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kedorf under the eye.
Silva staying out of range there.
Kedorf takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kedorf is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Sloppy strikes from Kedorf. Those never looked like landing.
Kedorf misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kedorf doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kedorf walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kedorf tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kedorf rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kedorf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Kedorf is rocked!
Silva cracks Kedorf with a hook to the temple - Kedorf is on wobbly legs here! Silva swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Kedorf falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Silva wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Richard Silva!
Richard Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Barol Kedorf had this to say: 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa '.