PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silva Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen The Ken Song as his entrance music. Silva Da Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kirill Semenov's chin.

Semenov
vs
Da Silva

178 cm
25
154 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
152 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 St Petersburg, Kirill Semenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Silva Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Semenov darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.

Semenov breaks the clinch.

Semenov instigates a clinch.

Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenov throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Semenov leaves Da Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Semenov scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da Silva shoots in and drives through. Semenov sprawls well.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
Semenov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Semenov as he avoids it easily.
Semenov scores with a one two! Da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Semenov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Semenov lands a jab.
Da Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Semenov. Semenov obviously looking to wear him down.
Da Silva looks winded!
Da Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Semenov sprawls well. He's pushed Da Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Semenov scores with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Semenov counters with a three punch combo that has Da Silva backing up. Da Silva nods at Semenov to acknowledge the strikes.
Semenov throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kirill Semenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Semenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Semenov lands a body shot.
Semenov lunges at Da Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Da Silva's hand.
Semenov throws a combination. Da Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Semenov moves into the clinch.

Semenov breaks the clinch.

Semenov clinches with his opponent.
Da Silva is trying to pull guard but Semenov has him pressed against the cage.

Semenov manages to break the clinch.
Da Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Semenov tries to sprawl out of it but Da Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Semenov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Da Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov catches Da Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Semenov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Da Silva walks into a jab.
Semenov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.
Da Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Semenov is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Da Silva.
Semenov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Semenov takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Semenov breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Semenov throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Semenov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Semenov lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Silva takes a step back to recover.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Semenov misses with the combination.
Kirill Semenov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Semenov lands with a nice combination. Da Silva backs away looking to recover.
Kirill Semenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenov scores with a head kick. Da Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Da Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Semenov circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva misses with a wild combination.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.
Da Silva misses with a low kick.
Da Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Semenov can pounce on him.

Semenov clinches up with Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Semenov slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenov throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov swinging wildly here.
Semenov lands a nice hook to Da Silva's body. Da Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Semenov lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Semenov.
Semenov is working the combinations to good effect here.
Semenov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva tries for a takedown but Semenov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.

Semenov darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.

Semenov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenov scores with a one two! Da Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Semenov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenov feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Da Silva's calf.
Semenov throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Da Silva's head.
Semenov scores with a head kick.
Semenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Silva's head.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Semenov.

Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Semenov. Semenov maintains the clinch.
Da Silva jumps guard but Semenov turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Semenov sprawls well. Semenov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Semenov goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Da Silva gets tackled into the cage by Semenov. Semenov maintains the clinch.

Semenov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Semenov.
Semenov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kirill Semenov dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Da Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Semenov sprawls well. Semenov wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Da Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Semenov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Semenov looks to land a combination. Da Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Da Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Semenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Da Silva scrambles back to his feet.
A punch combination from Semenov misses.
Da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Semenov defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Da Silva.
Semenov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Da Silva can do to turn this around?
Da Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Semenov counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kirill Semenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Silva Da Silva.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenov throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Semenov gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Semenov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Semenov feints a jab promting Da Silva to slip. Semenov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Da Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.
Semenov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Da Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Da Silva dives in and grabs Semenov's left leg, looking for a takedown. Semenov pushes down on Da Silva's head and hops out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenov is looking to slow Da Silva down with leg kicks.
Da Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Semenov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Da Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Semenov swivels and escapes.

Semenov pushes Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Semenov breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Semenov works over Da Silva's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Semenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Da Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Semenov throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Da Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Semenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Semenov slaps away a takedown attempt from Da Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Semenov digs a good hook to Da Silva's body.
Semenov scores with a nice strike.
Da Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A combination from Semenov does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenov scores with a head kick.
Semenov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Da Silva back to the cage. Semenov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Semenov but Semenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Semenov misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Semenov digs a good body shot into Da Silva's ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Semenov throws a head kick that Da Silva semi-blocks.
Kirill Semenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Da Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kirill Semenov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Semenov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kirill Semenov!