PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raul Kyshenko (ranked 2552 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Silva (ranked 5710 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Kyshenko
vs
Silva

184 cm
25
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
19
210 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Kyshenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Kyshenko dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Kyshenko pushes his legs off easily.
Kyshenko slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Kyshenko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kyshenko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kyshenko preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Kyshenko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!

Kyshenko might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kyshenko is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kyshenko has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Silva should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Kyshenko has tightened it up now! Silva should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Raul Kyshenko!
After the fight, Raul Kyshenko was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.