PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitaliy Klichko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geronimo Rogerio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rogerio Silva has chosen Welcome to the Jungle as his entrance music. Vitaliy Klichko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Klichko
vs
Rogerio Silva

202 cm
23
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
267 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vitaliy Klichko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Geronimo Rogerio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klichko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rogerio Silva throws a looping overhand right but Klichko ducks down to avoid it.
Klichko avoids the body shot from Rogerio Silva.
Klichko lands with a nice combination. Rogerio Silva backs away looking to recover.
Rogerio Silva throws a looping overhand right but Klichko ducks down to avoid it.
Klichko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klichko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva misses with a body shot.
Klichko fails to land with a series of punches.
Klichko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Klichko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klichko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rogerio Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Klichko cracks Rogerio Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Klichko throws a lazy uppercut
and Rogerio Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Klichko backing up. Klichko nods at Rogerio Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Rogerio Silva looks to throw the jab but Klichko is out of range.
Klichko dips to his left and cracks Rogerio Silva with an uppercut!
Rogerio Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Klichko counters with a left to the body.
Rogerio Silva scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogerio Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogerio Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Klichko blocks a jab.
Rogerio Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Klichko misses with the combination.
No joy there for Klichko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klichko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Klichko throws a nice looking combination but Rogerio Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rogerio Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klichko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Klichko connects with a right hand. Rogerio Silva shakes it off.
Klichko swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva misses with a double jab.
Rogerio Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Klichko fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogerio Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rogerio Silva misses the shot to the body.
Klichko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A punch combination from Klichko misses.
Klichko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klichko swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klichko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Klichko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rogerio Silva tries to avoid it but Klichko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rogerio Silva to the ground. Rogerio Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rogerio Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klichko moves away.
Klichko throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Klichko misses with a double jab
and Rogerio Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Klichko moves out of range as Rogerio Silva throws a body kick.
Rogerio Silva misses with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Klichko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Vitaliy Klichko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Klichko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klichko throws a series of punches but Rogerio Silva moves out of range.
Klichko misses with a series of wild punches.
Rogerio Silva moves out of range as Klichko strikes.
Rogerio Silva misses with a body punch
and Klichko counters with a left and a right that stings Rogerio Silva.
Klichko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogerio Silva throws out the jab.
Klichko tries to bum rush Rogerio Silva with a series of wild strikes but Rogerio Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Klichko lands a nice looking body shot.
Rogerio Silva lands a jab to the head.
Rogerio Silva misses with a left hand
and Klichko counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klichko steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rogerio Silva.
Klichko throws a nice looking combination but Rogerio Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klichko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Klichko throws a series of punches but Rogerio Silva moves out of range.
Klichko misses with the combination.
Klichko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Klichko avoids the body shot from Rogerio Silva.
Vitaliy Klichko is winning the standup battle so far.
Rogerio Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Klichko counters with a series of strikes. Rogerio Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rogerio Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Klichko throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Klichko.
Rogerio Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Klichko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rogerio Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A big right from Rogerio Silva misses.
Sloppy strikes from Klichko. Those never looked like landing.
Rogerio Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rogerio Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogerio Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Klichko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rogerio Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rogerio Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogerio Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klichko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva throws a nice looking combination but Klichko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Klichko slips a straight right by Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Klichko swinging wildly here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva misses with a low kick.
Donk. Klichko catches Rogerio Silva right on the button with a cross.
Rogerio Silva throws a jab when Klichko was well out of range.
Klichko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Klichko throws a right and a left that Rogerio Silva avoids nicely.
Rogerio Silva misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rogerio Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Klichko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rogerio Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klichko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vitaliy Klichko will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rogerio Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Rogerio Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Rogerio Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Klichko counters with a one-two to the body.
Vitaliy Klichko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rogerio Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Klichko throws a series of punches but Rogerio Silva avoids them all with ease.
Klichko misses with a wild combination.
Klichko misses with a double jab.
Klichko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rogerio Silva throws out the jab.
Klichko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rogerio Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rogerio Silva thumps Klichko with a low kick.
Rogerio Silva misses the shot to the body.
Klichko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva cracks Klichko with an open hand slap.
Klichko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Klichko duly obliges.
Klichko throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Rogerio Silva counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rogerio Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Rogerio Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klichko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Klichko misses with a few strikes there.
Rogerio Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Klichko moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogerio Silva. Klichko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rogerio Silva misses with an uppercut. Klichko saw that one coming.
Rogerio Silva thuds his right hand into Klichko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Klichko throws a combination that misses
and Rogerio Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rogerio Silva throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Rogerio Silva does it's job there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klichko manages to avoid it.
Klichko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rogerio Silva misses with an uppercut.
Klichko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rogerio Silva misses with a double jab.
Rogerio Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rogerio Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Klichko was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogerio Silva.
Vitaliy Klichko is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Klichko shoots in and drives through. Rogerio Silva sprawls well.
Rogerio Silva throws a body punch but Klichko moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogerio Silva misses with a head kick.
Klichko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Klichko avoids the body shot from Rogerio Silva.
Klichko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rogerio Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rogerio Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogerio Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Klichko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rogerio Silva.
Rogerio Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Klichko manages to avoid it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geronimo Rogerio Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Klichko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Vitaliy Klichko!