PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Spark Boro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luka da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boro
vs
da Silva

182 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Spark Boro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luka da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Aafke Stam and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
da Silva moves in looking to clinch but Boro pushes him off.
da Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Boro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
da Silva tries to clinch up but Boro circles away and keeps his distance.
Luka da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
da Silva defending well as Boro loads up on a big left hand.
da Silva feints and then cracks Boro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Boro down.
da Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A chopping leg kick lands by da Silva.
da Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boro crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from da Silva - the referee stops the clock and Boro gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says da Silva. Boro manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
da Silva tries to bum rush Boro with a series of wild strikes but Boro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boro dodges the punch combination from da Silva.
da Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Boro throws a jab when da Silva was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boro takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.

It looks like Luka da Silva has been cut.
da Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Boro misses the jab.
da Silva slips under a jab.
da Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boro is out of range and da Silva settles back down.
Boro throws a jab but it's blocked by da Silva.
da Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Boro is out of range.
da Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
da Silva tries to clinch but Boro is having none of it.
Boro throws a body punch but da Silva moves out of range.
Boro avoids the body shot from da Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Boro sends da Silva crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Boro is motioning to the referee to let da Silva up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

da Silva is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
da Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
da Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Boro finish him?
Boro keeps the fight on the outside.
da Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
da Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boro's calf.
da Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
da Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Boro counters with a big left hand that crumples da Silva! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Spark Boro!