PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ponchik Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Alexander
vs
Silva

175 cm
18
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ponchik Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Thiago Cunha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander misses with a hook.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Alexander.
Alexander throws a lazy uppercut

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva working Alexander over with knees to the body.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Alexander is rocked!
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Alexander won't want to take too many of those.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alexander in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow just above Alexander 's eye.
Silva has Alexander pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Alexander is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Silva - that's hurt Alexander badly! Oh, another knee lands and Alexander is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Alexander doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Anderson Silva!