PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greggory Silalahi (ranked 279 p4p, 942 weight class) and Pablo Blades (ranked 32 p4p, 106 weight class). Blades has chosen Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Pablo Blades was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Silalahi
vs
Blades

170 cm
26
146
14 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
158
13 - 6 - 1

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greggory Silalahi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Blades. Those never looked like landing.
Silalahi lands with a nice body punch.
A nice leg kick from Silalahi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silalahi throws an overhand right that lands on Blades's shoulder, as Blades tries to avoid the shot.
Blades drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blades on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Blades fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silalahi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silalahi blocks a low kick nicely.
Blades throws a low kick but Silalahi avoids it.
Blades takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blades with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blades ducks right into an uppercut from Silalahi.

It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
Silalahi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Blades.
Blades throws a body punch but Silalahi moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Blades.
Blades tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silalahi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick lands for Blades.
Silalahi throws a leg kick but Blades sees it coming and moves out of range.
Greggory Silalahi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silalahi lands a jab.
Silalahi throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
A jab from Silalahi misses.
A little jabbing left from Blades on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Blades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blades.
Silalahi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silalahi misses with a left hand
and Blades counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silalahi throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blades looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silalahi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silalahi misses with a looping right.
Silalahi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blades takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Blades with the inside leg kick.
Blades scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silalahi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silalahi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blades is looking for the big counter here.
Silalahi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Blades.
Blades checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi scores with a hook to the body. Blades takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blades throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silalahi.
Silalahi swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Blades feints a jab promting Silalahi to slip. Blades then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silalahi slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silalahi misses with an uppercut.
Silalahi swats away the attempt to clinch by Blades.
Silalahi throws an off balance right hand

and Blades counters by clinching up.
Silalahi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blades unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Blades utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silalahi working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Blades throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silalahi blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silalahi lands a shoulder strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silalahi.
Blades tries a knee to the head but Silalahi blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Silalahi.
Blades looking to throw knees to the head but Silalahi is blocking nicely.
Silalahi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silalahi lands a body punch.
Silalahi stalling.
Silalahi managing to block the knees to the body from Blades.
Blades missing with knees to the body.
Blades tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Blades letting Silalahi take a breather here.
Blades with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silalahi is looking to control Blades's arms but Blades gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silalahi has his back to the cage.

Silalahi breaks from the clinch.
Silalahi scores with a jab.
Blades showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silalahi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silalahi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silalahi lunges at Blades with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blades's hand.
Silalahi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silalahi swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
Silalahi slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Silalahi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silalahi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blades moves away.
Silalahi connects with a high kick.
Silalahi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Blades is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Silalahi! Blades is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greggory Silalahi!
An out of breath Greggory Silalahi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.