PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Art Bowers (ranked 4153 p4p, 24758 weight class) and Tander Silva (ranked 157 p4p, 201 weight class). Tander Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Bowers
vs
Silva

191 cm
19
250
1 - 1 - 0

213 cm
19
285
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Bowers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowers misses with a two punch combination.
Silva with the counter takedown but Bowers avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Bowers. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowers sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowers swinging wildly here.
Bowers moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bowers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bowers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowers ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Bowers cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bowers throws a one two combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowers looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Bowers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowers's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Bowers cracks Silva with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Bowers misses.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bowers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Art Bowers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tander Silva.
Bowers throws a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Bowers coming out on top.
Bowers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowers misses with a two punch combination.
Bowers is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Bowers throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A left and a right from Bowers both land. Nice combination.
Bowers lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bowers saw that one coming.
A punch combination from Bowers misses.
Bowers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bowers wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva walks into a left hand.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Silva is rocked!
Bowers throws an overhand right that drops Silva like a sack of potatoes! Bowers dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Bowers!