PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Astolfo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Astolfo Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Henry
vs
Silva

185 cm
25
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

178 cm
18
168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Henry !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Astolfo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva darts in and clinches Henry up against the cage.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Henry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Henry landing knees to the body.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.
Henry lands a knee to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henry working Silva over with knees to the body.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Henry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Henry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Henry rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Knees to the body from Henry .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Henry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Henry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Henry tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Henry connects with a knee to the head.

Henry 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Henry has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Henry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Henry lands a nice knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Henry breaks the clinch.
Henry lands a high kick!

Henry moves into the clinch.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Henry connects with a knee to the head.
Henry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Henry .
Henry has Silva pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Silva is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Henry - that's hurt Silva badly! Oh, another knee lands and Silva is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Silva doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Andrew Henry !