PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Tsoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tsoi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Zvezda po Imeni Solnce. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. UFC Theme Song kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Tsoi
vs
Silva

169 cm
28
133 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

173 cm
39
142 lbs
57 - 11 - 3

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sun-Tzu

Museum of Monsters & Madmen
Sin City Allstars

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Viktor Tsoi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 57 - 11 - 3, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tsoi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Rafa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Tsoi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Tsoi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tsoi down.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tsoi slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tsoi moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a low kick but Tsoi moves out of range easily.
Tsoi appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tsoi checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Tsoi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Tsoi's knee but Tsoi avoids it well.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tsoi thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tsoi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.

Silva lands a big head kick that sends Tsoi tumbling to the mat! Silva takes a step backwards and waves Tsoi back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Tsoi is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tsoi under the eye.
Oh Tsoi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Tsoi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tsoi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tsoi seems to have got his legs back now.
Some bone on bone action there as Tsoi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tsoi moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Tsoi counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva thuds a left hand into Tsoi's body.
Tsoi throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick lands from Tsoi.
Tsoi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Tsoi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Tsoi is out of range.
Tsoi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tsoi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tsoi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tsoi blocks the leg kick.
Tsoi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tsoi checks it.
Tsoi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Tsoi jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsoi avoids a kick to the body.
Tsoi is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva clobbers Tsoi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tsoi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Tsoi moves out of range of the strikes.
Tsoi just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws a hook but Tsoi avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a leg kick but Tsoi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Tsoi misses the target.

Tsoi cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Tsoi has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!

Silva is rocked!
Silva throws a hook to the side of Tsoi's head but Tsoi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Tsoi was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Silva.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Tsoi finish him?
Tsoi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafa Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tsoi misses with a body kick.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tsoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tsoi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tsoi fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Silva to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Silva looks to clinch but Tsoi throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Silva taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Viktor Tsoi!
Viktor Tsoi retains his bantamweight title!
An out of breath Viktor Tsoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.