PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mohammed Kahn (ranked 4858 p4p, 455 weight class) and Felix Silva (ranked 5934 p4p, 506 weight class). 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.

Kahn
vs
Silva

188 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed

Conviction

Sportivité

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 Los Angeles, Mohammed Kahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kahn clinches.
I was talking to Kahn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn misses with a body punch.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kahn misses with a body punch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses the jab.
As Silva tries to get set, Kahn tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
Kahn darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Mohammed Kahn has been cut.

Kahn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Kahn pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahn.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kahn gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahn tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kahn back against the cage.
Kahn cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kahn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Kahn with a nice body shot.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Silva lands with a right to the head.

Silva gets control of Kahn's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.

Kahn gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.

Kahn instigates a clinch.
Good body shot from Kahn.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Kahn darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Kahn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Kahn misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but Kahn won't allow it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Kahn blocking some punches.
Kahn is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Kahn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kahn.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kahn is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kahn.
Kahn tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Kahn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kahn avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Kahn scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahn cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Kahn - that landed with a thud.
Silva looks winded!
Kahn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kahn gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kahn lands a right hand.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Kahn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kahn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Kahn.
Kahn lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kahn lands a body shot.
Kahn digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kahn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahn scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Kahn is working Silva over against the cage.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
Kahn lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kahn.
Kahn scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Kahn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kahn.
Kahn lands with a left to the head.
Kahn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kahn pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kahn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva wants to break free but Kahn has control.
Kahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Kahn.
Silva tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammed Kahn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mohammed Kahn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Kahn. Kahn maintains the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kahn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Kahn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kahn cracks Silva with a nice body shot.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mohammed Kahn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahn tries to clinch but Silva moves away
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Kahn tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Kahn. Kahn maintains the clinch.
Kahn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kahn.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Kahn.
Kahn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kahn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Kahn.
Kahn scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kahn gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

Silva is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kahn.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Kahn finish him?
Kahn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kahn lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kahn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kahn lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kahn.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kahn blocks an uppercut.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Kahn.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Kahn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries a body shot but Kahn blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kahn creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kahn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Kahn lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Kahn.
Kahn lands a shoulder strike.
Kahn digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Kahn.
Kahn digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Kahn scores with a shoulder strike.
Kahn presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Kahn drops Silva onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Silva is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kahn lands an uppercut.
Kahn digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Kahn unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kahn is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mohammed Kahn!
Our winner, Mohammed Kahn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.