PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wiz Khalifa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Wiz Khalifa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Khalifa

193 cm
25
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

201 cm
18
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wiz Khalifa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalifa connects with a high kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Khalifa. That's going to slow Silva down.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Khalifa is just out of range.
Khalifa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Khalifa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Khalifa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Antonio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Khalifa.
Khalifa scores with a head kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Khalifa throws a head kick that half lands.
Khalifa throws out a powerful jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Khalifa dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Khalifa's head and hops out.
Antonio Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khalifa fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Khalifa on that attempt.
Khalifa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Khalifa counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Khalifa shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Horrible takedown by Khalifa or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Silva lands a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Khalifa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Khalifa doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

Khalifa closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khalifa scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva has Khalifa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Khalifa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Khalifa wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Khalifa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Khalifa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Khalifa shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Khalifa. Khalifa maintains the clinch.
Khalifa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalifa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Khalifa shoots in.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Khalifa slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Khalifa tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Khalifa somewhat.
Khalifa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Khalifa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with the combination.
Khalifa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Khalifa fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Khalifa moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khalifa.

Khalifa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Khalifa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalifa manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Khalifa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Khalifa wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Khalifa wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Wiz Khalifa.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Antonio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Khalifa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khalifa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Khalifa's shoulder, as Khalifa tries to avoid the shot.
Khalifa misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Khalifa fails with the takedown.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Khalifa shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Khalifa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Khalifa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Khalifa wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Khalifa clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Khalifa looking for a takedown.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Khalifa pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalifa drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Khalifa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Khalifa throws a nice head kick!
Silva connects with a body shot.
Wiz Khalifa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Khalifa lands with a nice body punch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Khalifa.
Antonio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wiz Khalifa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Khalifa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Khalifa throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Khalifa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good work by Khalifa as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khalifa shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Khalifa's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jab by Khalifa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khalifa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Antonio Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wiz Khalifa.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Khalifa, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Khalifa.
Silva works Khalifa's body with a nice hook.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalifa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Khalifa walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Khalifa.
Khalifa with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khalifa.
Antonio Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva looks to land a combination. Khalifa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A solid body kick from Khalifa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a series of punches but Khalifa moves out of range.
Khalifa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalifa fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Khalifa tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Khalifa throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Khalifa.
Khalifa dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Khalifa's head and hops out.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Khalifa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Khalifa scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Khalifa avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
That kick from Khalifa tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Khalifa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Khalifa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Khalifa moves out of range.
Silva connects with the punch.
Khalifa fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Antonio Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wiz Khalifa is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Khalifa throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Antonio Silva.
Well Khalifa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wiz Khalifa!