PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Ilic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Ilic
vs
Silva

188 cm
25
232 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
230 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Ilic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Renato Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Viktor Lagutenko and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ilic has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Ilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva blocking some punches.
Ilic lands a shot to the body.
Silva looks gassed!
Ilic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ilic slowing the pace effectively.
Ilic can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Ilic lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ilic lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ilic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ilic gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Silva tries to pull guard but Ilic won't allow it.
Ilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ilic tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Ilic back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Ilic has him pressed against the cage.
Ilic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ilic slows down the pace here.
Ilic tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ilic.
Ilic lands a body punch.
Ilic lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right from Ilic on the inside.
A short left from Ilic.

Silva is rocked!
Ilic misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Ilic finish him?
Ilic keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ilic.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Ilic lands a right hand.
Ilic is muscling Silva up against the cage and as Silva bounces back off, Ilic cracks him with a huge right hand! Silva crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Ilic!