PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bougie (ranked 5909 p4p, 4447 weight class) and Cristiano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cristiano Silva told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bougie
vs
Silva

185 cm
19
177
3 - 1 - 0

175 cm
25
180
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leo Bougie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cristiano Silva!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bougie throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bougie on the side of the head.
A jab from Bougie misses.
Bougie lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bougie throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws out a counter right but Bougie avoids it with no problem.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bougie.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Bougie avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bougie tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Bougie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Bougie clinches up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good body shot from Bougie.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Bougie to the mat.
Silva working a defensive guard but Bougie manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Bougie trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Bougie is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Bougie moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Bougie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bougie working the ground and pound.
Bougie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bougie cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Bougie knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Bougie scoring with strikes.
Bougie taking a breather here.
Silva is trying to control Bougie's posture but Bougie avoids it.
Bougie trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Bougie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva keeps trying to improve his position.
Bougie cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bougie landing strikes.
Bougie working the body and head with strikes.
Bougie scores with punches from side control.
Bougie creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Silva is rocked!
Bougie cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Bougie finish him?
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bougie landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bougie prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Bougie lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bougie in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Silva looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Bougie turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leo Bougie!
An out of breath Leo Bougie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.