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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 3020 p4p, 1850 weight class) and Coyote Wolf (ranked 447 p4p, 299 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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186 cm 40 218 22 - 23 - 1 |
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187 cm 31 191 8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Very quick |
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Good wrestler Lethal high kicks Granite chin |
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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 22 - 23 - 1, 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 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Coyote Wolf! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Silva seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym. Wolf ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away. Wolf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Wolf. Silva misses the shot to the body. Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react. Wolf scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Wolf cracks Silva with an open hand slap. Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body. The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolf defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wolf. A solid leg kick lands there for Wolf.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wolf doesn't seem bothered though. Wolf lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming. Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wolf did well to prevent Silva getting side control. Silva is looking to advance position but Wolf won't allow it. Silva wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round. Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Silva trying to control the action but Wolf is working from the bottom. Silva winds up and cracks Wolf with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Wolf is defending well.
Silva prevents Wolf from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Silva wants to control but Wolf is keeping him busy. Wolf wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it. Silva working Wolf over with strikes. Wolf is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time. Silva is taking a breather. Wolf says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Silva working over Wolf with some ground and pound. Wolf looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Wolf avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva. Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Silva controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head. Silva thows a huge punch but Wolf dodges it nicely.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Wolf is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Wolf looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Silva moves nicely into side control. Wolf really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Silva is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Wolf is trying to escape and Silva transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Wolf is forced to tap! Nice work there by Silva! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Silva! Alex Silva seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
43% |
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