PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Maeda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sylvio silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silva has chosen Cheek-Liekeissä as his entrance music. sylvio silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Maeda
vs
silva

192 cm
22
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
20
208 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Akira Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, sylvio silva!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maeda tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
Maeda has a takedown stuffed.
silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Maeda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maeda wants to slow silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Maeda wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Maeda misses with a body kick.
Maeda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maeda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Maeda tries to clinch up.
Maeda shoots in but silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Maeda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Maeda drives through and clinches with silva against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like sylvio silva has been cut.
Maeda scores with a shot to the side of silva's head.
Maeda with a knee to the head.
silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Maeda lands with a right to the head.
Maeda prevents the takedown attempt.
silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maeda has him pressed against the cage.
Maeda with a knee to the head.
Maeda manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

Maeda breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maeda circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! silva drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Maeda follows silva to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akira Maeda!