PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 2327 p4p, 271 weight class) and Ander Silva (ranked 2494 p4p, 286 weight class). Putin comes into the arena with Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Putin
vs
Silva

183 cm
34
175 lbs
22 - 22 - 0

192 cm
29
182 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Ander Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Putin moves into the clinch.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Putin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Putin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to work over Putin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Putin swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Putin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Putin tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Putin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Putin lands with a short shot to the head.
Putin digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Putin pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Putin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Putin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva gets through Putin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Putin.
Putin tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Putin back against the cage.
Putin lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Putin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Putin is blocking nicely.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Putin.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Putin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Ander Silva has been cut.
Silva looks winded!
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Putin avoids it.
Putin scores a nice knee to the body.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Putin landing knees to the head.
Putin tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Putin blocks with his arms.
Putin lands an uppercut.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Putin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Putin.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Putin.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Putin pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Putin landing knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Putin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Putin blocks it.
Putin connects with a knee to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Putin jerks Silva's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Silva drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Putin goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Putin because Silva was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Vlad Putin!
Vlad Putin really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Trashy Bar (158+q / 30$) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.