PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wardor Warlovski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warlovski comes to the cage accompanied by My Body is a Cage. The key to victory for Wardor Warlovski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Warlovski
vs
Sylva

189 cm
23
197 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

182 cm
23
192 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Non-Stop Nutrition
CROWN

CROWN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wardor Warlovski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anthony Sylva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sylva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Warlovski sprawls well initially but Sylva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Sylva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Warlovski doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sylva.
Sylva trying to mount his opponent but Warlovski defends it.
Sylva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Sylva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Warlovski sees it coming and defends easily.
Warlovski looks like he's trying to stand up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Warlovski lands a head kick!

It looks like Anthony Sylva has been cut.

Sylva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warlovski is trying to stand.

Sylva seems to be working for a kimura but Warlovski defends the submission attempt.
Sylva is tying to control. Warlovski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Warlovski moves into full guard.
Warlovski is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Sylva is controlling Warlovski's trapped leg to prevent Warlovski from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sylva is pressing down on Warlovski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Warlovski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Sylva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sylva looks gassed!
Warlovski has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Sylva is proving hard to escape from.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sylva is trying to keep Warlovski in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Warlovski stands up from Sylva's guard - Warlovski perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nice takedown defense from Warlovski. No joy for Sylva on that attempt.
Warlovski scores with a one two! Sylva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Warlovski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sylva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Warlovski's waist but Warlovski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sylva off to one side.
Sylva throws a series of punches but Warlovski moves out of range.
Sylva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Warlovski as he avoids it easily.
Wardor Warlovski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Sylva.
Warlovski scores with a head kick.

Sylva is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warlovski throws a series of punches but Sylva moves out of range.
Warlovski throws a leg kick which misses Sylva's front leg but catches the back leg as Sylva tries to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Warlovski pushes Sylva up against the cage in a clinch.
Warlovski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Warlovski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sylva shoots in for a takedown but Warlovski shows good takedown defense.
Warlovski cracks Sylva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sylva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Warlovski pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sylva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wardor Warlovski!
Wardor Warlovski is the new middleweight champion!