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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Kirjinova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pablo Kirjinova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silfa!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, James Ackerman and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silfa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kirjinova leaves Silfa with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kirjinova shoots in for a double leg but Silfa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silfa displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kirjinova.
Kirjinova is breathing heavily.
Silfa darts in looking for a takedown but Kirjinova gets double underhooks and turns Silfa into the cage.
Kirjinova will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Kirjinova. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kirjinova shoots in but no luck this time.
Silfa fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kirjinova's waist but Kirjinova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silfa off to one side.
Kirjinova seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Silfa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirjinova has Silfa up against the cage in a clinch.
Silfa tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kirjinova smiles and moves away.
Silfa lands a leg kick that knocks Kirjinova off balance momentarily.
Kirjinova clinches.
Silfa tries a knee to the head but Kirjinova blocks it.
Kirjinova landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silfa is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfa tries to pull guard but Kirjinova won't allow it.
Kirjinova jumps guard and drags Silfa to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kirjinova manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silfa manages to get himself to full guard.
Silfa being controlled here, momentarily.
Kirjinova forces his way into half guard.
Kirjinova prevents Silfa from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirjinova sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kirjinova working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silfa really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kirjinova. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kirjinova takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kirjinova has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Kirjinova takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kirjinova controlling the pace.
Kirjinova stands up and beckons Silfa to join him on the feet.
Kirjinova gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kirjinova stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A left hand lands to the body for Kirjinova.
Silfa stops a takedown attempt from Kirjinova.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Kirjinova dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silfa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silfa wants it to stay on the feet.
Silfa throws a counter combo.
Silfa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kirjinova as he jumps to the side.
Kirjinova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kirjinova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kirjinova.
Kirjinova manages to break the clinch.
Pablo Kirjinova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfa dives in for a single leg takedown but Kirjinova sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kirjinova misses with a left hand
and Silfa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirjinova closes the distance and pushes Silfa back into the cage.
Kirjinova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silfa pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kirjinova is fending him off so far but Silfa persists. Nope, Kirjinova circles away and we're back to standing.
Pablo Kirjinova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silfa.
Nice takedown defense from Silfa. No joy for Kirjinova on that attempt.
Silfa changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kirjinova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silfa can do to turn this around?
Kirjinova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kirjinova slaps away a takedown attempt from Silfa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kirjinova shoots in but no luck this time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silfa.
Kirjinova fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kirjinova jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silfa is looking for the big counter here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfa scores with a nice body kick.
Silfa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kirjinova has closed the distance and engaged Silfa in a clinch.
Kirjinova has Silfa pressed against the cage, preventing Silfa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silfa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kirjinova drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silfa pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silfa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kirjinova gets a clinch.
Silfa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silfa is trying to pull guard but Kirjinova turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirjinova pulls Silfa into guard.
Kirjinova wants to sweep here but Silfa controlling him for the moment.
Kirjinova pulls Silfa in to control the position.
Kirjinova is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Kirjinova trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kirjinova looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silfa is one step ahead there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silfa shoots in but Kirjinova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kirjinova has closed the distance and engaged Silfa in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Kirjinova dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kirjinova thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silfa if he has to take too many more of those.
Silfa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kirjinova if he has to take too many more of those.
Silfa fails to land the takedown.
Kirjinova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kirjinova displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silfa.
Pablo Kirjinova is winning the standup battle so far.
Kirjinova looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silfa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silfa wants to clinch up but Kirjinova keeps it at a distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kirjinova misses with a takedown attempt - Silfa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silfa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kirjinova circles away quickly and effectively.
Kirjinova is looking for a counter combo.
Silfa changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kirjinova tries to avoid it but Silfa manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kirjinova to the ground. Kirjinova escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirjinova tries to counter with a takedown but Silfa is quick to defend against it.
Pablo Kirjinova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silfa.
Nice takedown defense from Silfa. No joy for Kirjinova on that attempt.
Silfa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kirjinova fails with the takedown
and Silfa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nice sprawl there from Silfa as Kirjinova shoots in.
Silfa keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablo Kirjinova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silfa throws a front kick that sends Kirjinova stumbling back into the cage.
Kirjinova looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kirjinova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silfa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silfa throws a head kick that misses.
Kirjinova avoids the head kick by Silfa.
Kirjinova shoots in but no luck this time.
Kirjinova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Silfa. Those never looked like landing.
Kirjinova has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silfa working hard to break the clinch.
Silfa prevents the takedown attempt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kirjinova has Silfa pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silfa manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silfa is trying to force a seperation but Kirjinova has the dominant position.
Kirjinova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silfa doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kirjinova moves into the clinch.
Kirjinova avoiding damage as Silfa throws knees to the body.
Kirjinova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silfa lands with a kick to the temple. Kirjinova shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice sprawl there from Kirjinova as Silfa shoots in.
Kirjinova tries to counter by clinching up but Silfa breaks away and moves out of range.
Kirjinova looking to score a takedown here. Silfa is defending well but Kirjinova drives through and ends up in Silfa's guard.
Kirjinova controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kirjinova's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silfa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kirjinova has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Kirjinova!
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energy
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