PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wagner Fabiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Fabiano

183 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
26
264 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Fabiano!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabiano blocks the body kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fabiano takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva looks for the body kick but Fabiano saw that one coming.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Fabiano bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabiano tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva blocks a head kick by Fabiano.
Fabiano misses with a head kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Fabiano avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick but Fabiano moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabiano takes one to the side of the head.
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 throws a series of punches but Fabiano avoids them all with ease.
Fabiano blocks a head kick by Silva.
A combination from Fabiano does no damage.
Fabiano wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
An inside leg kick from Fabiano misses.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fabiano avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Fabiano.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fabiano moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva defending well as Fabiano loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Fabiano moves out of range easily.
Fabiano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fabiano lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Fabiano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fabiano slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fabiano has time to react.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fabiano swinging wildly here.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eduardo Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fabiano blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Fabiano takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Fabiano avoids it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Fabiano avoids it well.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with the combination.
Fabiano gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabiano swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Fabiano moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Fabiano.
Fabiano wants to clinch.
A head kick misses from Fabiano.
Eduardo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fabiano circles away quickly and effectively.
Good leg kick by Fabiano there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fabiano throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Fabiano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a series of punches but Fabiano moves out of range.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Fabiano.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Fabiano if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Fabiano avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fabiano avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A good leg kick by Fabiano.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Fabiano.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fabiano counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Fabiano lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Fabiano thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Eduardo Silva has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid body kick from Fabiano.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Fabiano throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Silva crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Wagner Fabiano!