PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Altair Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius K R (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). K R comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Killers - Human (Armin Van Buuren Remix) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Vinicius K R acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the ring.

Silva
vs
K R

178 cm
19
176 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

178 cm
18
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Altair Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius K R!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Paulo Santos and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets caught flat footed, as K R shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
K R throwing strikes but missing.
K R throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

K R drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

K R looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but K R gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
K R scoring with some ground and pound.
K R content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
K R postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
K R is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
K R wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst K R is controlling him.
Silva is trying to control the position but K R postures up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from K R.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
K R thows a big elbow that misses.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A big right from Silva misses.
K R blocks the body kick.
Silva missing with a left hand there. K R was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
K R fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
K R walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
K R looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as K R shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for K R on the ground.
Silva keeping moving, preventing K R from controlling successfully.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
K R pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
K R trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep. K R is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva tries to kick K R off but K R keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
K R has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
K R not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from K R.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva wants to stand but K R is controlling the position.
K R throwing strikes but missing.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
K R advances to half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by K R.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
K R sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva tries to get to full guard but K R has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
K R throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing K R off to one side.
K R ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice combination. K R backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Vinicius K R has been cut.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

K R is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with K R's jaw. K R's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Silva does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Altair Silva!