PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joao Carlos Silva (ranked 1669 p4p, 443 weight class) and Wang Jang Jai (ranked 193 p4p, 58 weight class). Jang Jai comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Snake Shadow kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carlos Silva
vs
Jang Jai

194 cm
26
275
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
27
265
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wang Jang Jai!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jang Jai sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlos Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jang Jai misses with an uppercut.
Carlos Silva seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Carlos Silva tries to clinch up but Jang Jai circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlos Silva blocks a jab.
Carlos Silva looks to clinch
and Jang Jai cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Jang Jai to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carlos Silva moves out of range as Jang Jai strikes.
Carlos Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jang Jai paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jang Jai cracks Carlos Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlos Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jang Jai.
Carlos Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jang Jai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jang Jai doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jang Jai sizes up Carlos Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jang Jai looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos Silva is just out of range.
Carlos Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jang Jai loads up on a big right hand but Carlos Silva slips the punch.
Jang Jai moves out of range as Carlos Silva strikes.
Carlos Silva has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jang Jai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jang Jai fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos Silva tries to clinch up but Jang Jai circles away and keeps his distance.
Jang Jai misses with a hook.
Carlos Silva misses with a hook
and Jang Jai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jang Jai misses with a body shot.
Carlos Silva tries to counter by clinching up but Jang Jai breaks away and moves out of range.
Carlos Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jang Jai scores with a nice strike.
Jang Jai scores with a shot to the body.

Jang Jai feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carlos Silva sprawling to the canvas! Carlos Silva rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Jang Jai finish him?!

Carlos Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jang Jai lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos Silva is breathing heavily.
Carlos Silva is aggressively charging in as Jang Jai backs up avoiding any damage. Jang Jai tosses out a jab and Carlos Silva runs right into it face first! Carlos Silva is out cold! Jang Jai dropped down on all fours and is barking in Carlos Silva's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wang Jang Jai!
Wang Jang Jai seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.