PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marco Silva (ranked 1258 p4p, 148 weight class) and Leevan Taylor (ranked 5097 p4p, 421 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Taylor

171 cm
26
161 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

174 cm
20
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Urban Fighter
Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leevan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva darts in and clinches Taylor up against the cage.
Silva dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taylors head.

Taylor is rocked!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Taylor is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands an elbow just above Taylor 's eye.

It looks like Leevan Taylor has been cut.
Taylor looks winded!
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Taylor with a big uppercut! Taylor tries to clinch up but Silva pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Taylor to the mat! Taylor covers up and Silva unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marco Silva!
Marco Silva was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.