PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen OM&M- You're Not Alone as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Soto
vs
Silva

195 cm
25
273 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

205 cm
24
275 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Atlantis

Savage inc
Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Soto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Soto moves into the clinch.
Soto blocks an uppercut.
Nice elbow from Soto.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva tries a body shot but Soto blocks it.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Soto backwards.

It looks like Ralph Soto has been cut.
Silva avoiding damage as Soto throws knees to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Soto.
A short right from Silva.
Soto pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Soto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva pushes Soto back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Soto.
Soto missing with knees to the body.
Soto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva avoids the elbow strike from Soto, against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Soto blocks it.
Soto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Soto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Soto tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Soto controls his hands.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Soto scores with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Anderson Silva's cut even more.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Soto's elbow.
Soto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Soto.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Soto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.
Soto throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Soto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Soto.

The cut above Anderson Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Soto putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Soto lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Soto lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Soto unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Soto maintains plum control as Silva tries to back straight out! Soto connects with one knee! Two knees! Three, four, five, six...seven unasnwered knees! Silva blocks the eight but eats the ninth - then collapses! Oh the brutality!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knees). Ralph Soto!
Ralph Soto retains his heavyweight title!
As Ralph Soto got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: me & Silva do a good show,I feel he very good test for me. I thank mi familia ,WOCFS & Atlantis...VAMOS!!!!!'.
Anderson Silva spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back. I guess sometimes no matter how good you are, you can't win them all. But I promise you guys. I will be back that belt is mine.'.