PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 2512 p4p, 313 weight class) and Jon Cormier (ranked 2992 p4p, 369 weight class). Alex Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Cormier's chin.

Silva
vs
Cormier

186 cm
26
218 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

193 cm
26
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers standup

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Cormier!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Aleksandr Martynov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cormier throws out the jab.

Cormier gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva landing strikes.
Silva lands an elbow.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Cormier!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silva cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cormier really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!

Cormier is rocked!
Silva connects with a bit shot that sees Cormier covering up! More strikes from Silva and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alex Silva!
Alex 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.
Jon Cormier spoke after the fight, saying 'My thanks to the promotion. My opponent fought well. I know I lost this one. I know what I have to work on. I'll be back to fight again soon!'.