PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan De Vries (ranked 4676 p4p, 25314 weight class) and Wanderley Silva (ranked 474 p4p, 516 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

De Vries
vs
Silva

225 cm
18
280
0 - 1 - 0

196 cm
19
250
2 - 5 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big right hand

Good kicks
Determined

⚔️Conquest Nutrition⚔️
Wrestler Wayfare

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Stefan De Vries!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderley Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Vries misses with a double jab.

Silva clinches up against the ropes.

De Vries escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Some wild striking there from De Vries.
De Vries lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Silva pushes De Vries up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Vries is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Silva instigates a clinch.
De Vries tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
De Vries really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

De Vries breaks the clinch.
De Vries throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

De Vries tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
De Vries tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vries tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
De Vries misses with a looping right.
Silva shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva slips a jab from De Vries.
De Vries looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Silva forces De Vries back against the ropes and clinches.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for De Vries, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - De Vries throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
De Vries sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
De Vries takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Stefan De Vries seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Silva rushes De Vries and presses him up against the ropes.
De Vries wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on De Vries's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva pushes De Vries back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
De Vries tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Nice elbow from Silva.

It looks like Stefan De Vries has been cut.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva darts in and clinches De Vries up against the ropes.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Vries's efforts to push away.
Silva working De Vries over with knees to the body.
De Vries is breathing heavily.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
De Vries can't break the clinch.
De Vries takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. De Vries seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Silva can turn it around.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
De Vries takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva is pushing De Vries up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped De Vries in his tracks for a moment.
Silva is leaning against De Vries and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
De Vries wants to break free but Silva has control.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.
De Vries has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Vries tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but De Vries gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.

De Vries escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva has managed to clinch.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Vries using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Come on Silva - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva taking a breather.
De Vries is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Stefan De Vries is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva clinches up with De Vries and pushes him back against the ropes.
De Vries takes an elbow to the forehead.

Stefan De Vries's cut is getting worse.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
De Vries tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
De Vries managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
De Vries misses with a knee strike.
De Vries throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Vries working hard to break the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
De Vries looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva slips a jab from De Vries.
De Vries throws a big shot that misses.
De Vries throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Silva drives through and clinches with De Vries against the ropes.
Silva digs a right hand into De Vries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vries's gas tank.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva leaning against his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderley Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stefan De Vries's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Vries.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Vries misses with a looping right.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but De Vries blocks it well.

Silva forces De Vries back against the ropes and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
De Vries is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
De Vries is trying to break free.
Silva lands an elbow inside that De Vries shrugs off.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva pushes De Vries up against the ropes in a clinch.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Vries jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
De Vries misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva moves into the clinch.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of De Vries backwards.
De Vries tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
De Vries looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
De Vries throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but De Vries blocks it.
De Vries misses with a knee to the head.
De Vries is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on De Vries's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva defending well as De Vries loads up on a big left hand.
De Vries throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Stefan De Vries is winning the standup battle so far.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Vries misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Silva drives through and clinches with De Vries against the ropes.
De Vries looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but De Vries blocks with his arms.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva lands an elbow inside that De Vries shrugs off.

Stefan De Vries's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wanderley Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva stalling against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva digs a right hand into De Vries's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Vries's gas tank.
De Vries is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Silva lands an elbow just above De Vries 's eye.

Jeez, Stefan De Vries's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Vries with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Vries trying to land knees to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through De Vries's defenses.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but De Vries is keeping busy.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped De Vries in his tracks for a moment.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Stefan De Vries's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanderley Silva!