PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nikola Fischer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Silva will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Fischer
vs
Silva

178 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
172 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Nikola Fischer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Paulo Santos and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fischer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Fischer tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Fischer lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Fischer, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Fischer against the cage but Fischer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nikola Fischer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.

Fischer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Silva is rocked!

Fischer breaks the clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Fischer finish him?

Fischer tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fischer.
Fischer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Fischer is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Fischer - that landed with a thud.
Silva looks gassed!

Fischer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Sloppy strikes from Fischer. Those never looked like landing.
Fischer thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Fischer connects with a superb combination that knocks Silva out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Fischer before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nikola Fischer!