The Island Season 1, 205 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Survivor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for The Survivor has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Survivor
vs
Silva

182 cm
27
220 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
214 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Survivor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Survivor cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Survivor is just out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Survivor.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Survivor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Survivor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Survivor.
Survivor blocks a jab.
Survivor has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Survivor there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Survivor manages to avoid it.
Survivor shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva throws a jab when Survivor was well out of range.
Survivor slips under a jab from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Survivor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Survivor dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Survivor connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Survivor finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Survivor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva scores with a jab. Survivor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Survivor.
Survivor misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva avoids the head kick by Survivor.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thiago Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Survivor turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Survivor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Survivor.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Survivor pinned against the cage. Survivor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva cracks Survivor with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Survivor.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Survivor moved out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Survivor's head but Survivor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Survivor lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Survivor. Survivor obviously looking to wear him down.
Survivor lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva looks winded!
A big right from Silva misses.
Survivor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Survivor is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Survivor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands with a cross.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Survivor - that will leave a mark!
A slapping leg kick lands for Survivor.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Survivor.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Survivor.
A solid body kick from Survivor.
Survivor lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Survivor. Survivor obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Survivor lands but Silva takes it in his stride.

It looks like Thiago Silva has been cut.
Survivor fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Survivor needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Silva just on the top of the head. Silva drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Silva - he's done!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). The Survivor!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sonova might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sleep Lullaby. Kimo Ovaska has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bruno Sonova's chin.

Sonova
vs
Ovaska

198 cm
27
210 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
217 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Sonova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska digs a good hook to Sonova's body.

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

Sonova is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sonova prevents Ovaska from getting back to his feet.

Sonova drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sonova jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sonova looking to pass the guard.
Sonova stopping the sweep attempt from Ovaska.
Sonova passes into half guard.
Sonova has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Ovaska defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Sonova.

Sonova is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Ovaska has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Ovaska!
Sonova looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sonova is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Ovaska avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sonova is looking for a triangle but Ovaska pushes his legs off easily.

Sonova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ovaska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonova bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ovaska's guard.
Ovaska wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sonova tries to free his leg and advance position but Ovaska is retaining full guard.
Ovaska trying to control the position.
Sonova stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ovaska swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Sonova drops back looking for a leg! Ovaska is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ovaska manages to kick Sonova off! Sonova jumps back into Ovaska's guard.
Ovaska really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sonova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Sonova drops back looking for a leg! Ovaska is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ovaska manages to kick Sonova off! Sonova jumps back into Ovaska's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonova pushes down on Ovaska's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ovaska looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Sonova is working for a kimura here but Ovaska manages to reverse the position and he's now in Sonova's guard.

Sonova escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ovaska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ovaska must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ovaska throwing strikes from guard but Sonova blocks nicely.

Sonova working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ovaska doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ovaska manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Sonova had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ovaska defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Sonova is looking to cinch up a triangle. Ovaska throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Sonova's body to avoid the submission. Sonova has instead reached around Ovaska's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Sonova arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Sonova!
After the fight, Bruno Sonova was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.