PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sakuraba Zanchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Senna da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Senna da Silva has chosen Santogold feat Three 6 Mafia - Shove It as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Zanchi
vs
Senna da Silva

181 cm
19
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

181 cm
23
184 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakuraba Zanchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Senna da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Senna da Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Zanchi has a takedown stuffed.
Zanchi shoots in but no luck this time.
Zanchi shoots in and drives through. Senna da Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sakuraba Zanchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Senna da Silva pushes Zanchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Senna da Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Senna da Silva.
Zanchi fails to pull guard.
Senna da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Senna da Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zanchi ducks right into an uppercut from Senna da Silva.
Zanchi shoots for a double leg takedown but Senna da Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Zanchi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Senna da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Zanchi. Zanchi gets slowly back to his feet.
Eduardo Senna da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Senna da Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Senna da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Zanchi.
Zanchi is breathing heavily.
Zanchi tries to score a body lock takedown but Senna da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Senna da Silva.
A left hand lands to the body for Senna da Silva.
Senna da Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Senna da Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Senna da Silva lands with a nice body punch.

Senna da Silva clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Senna da Silva lands with a right to the head.
Senna da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Senna da Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zanchi.
A short right from Senna da Silva on the inside.
Senna da Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Senna da Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Zanchi is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Senna da Silva.
Oh Zanchi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Senna da Silva lands a body punch.
Senna da Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Senna da Silva unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Zanchi! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Senna da Silva is unloading with more strikes now! Zanchi drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Senna da Silva!