PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Salvador (ranked 216 p4p, 29 weight class) and Starling Silva (ranked 822 p4p, 114 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Salvador
vs
Silva

183 cm
29
203 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

191 cm
36
188 lbs
20 - 10 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, George Salvador!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Starling Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salvador is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Salvador bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Salvador tried to counter with a leg kick but Silva avoided it.
Salvador connects with a body shot.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Salvador takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva feints a counter leg kick.
Salvador tries a head kick but it misses.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws out a counter right but Salvador avoids it with no problem.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Salvador is just out of range.
Silva misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salvador connects with a high kick.
Salvador pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Salvador follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Salvador.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Salvador throws a head punch that misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Salvador avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Salvador misses with some punches.
Salvador fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Salvador.
Salvador takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva prevents a body shot from Salvador.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Salvador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Salvador misses with a punch on the inside.
Salvador blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Salvador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch on the inside from Salvador fails to land.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Salvador backwards.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salvador throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Salvador or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands an elbow just above Salvador 's eye.
Salvador has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Salvador on the inside.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Salvador.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Salvador takes one on the button.
Salvador shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salvador looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
George Salvador seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salvador doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva lands with a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Starling Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Salvador's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Salvador smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Salvador wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Salvador looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Salvador cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Salvador rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Salvador lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salvador takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Salvador's head but Salvador sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Salvador slips a jab from Silva.
Salvador looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Salvador misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Salvador shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Salvador misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva jabs Salvador right on the nose. Salvador blinks but takes it well.

Salvador is rocked!
A jab from Salvador misses.
Oh Salvador is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Salvador. Salvador obviously looking to wear him down.
Salvador seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Salvador.
Salvador checks a low kick from Silva.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
A jab from Salvador does it's job there.
Silva misses with a leg kick
and Salvador counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Salvador.
Salvador drops his hands for a split second and Silva immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Salvador face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Silva follows up with a right hand that knocks Salvador into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Starling Silva!
Starling Silva is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Starling Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.