PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Barns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barns
vs
Silva

187 cm
26
192 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

181 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Barns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Barns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Barns swinging wildly here.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Barns. Barns gets slowly back to his feet.
Barns is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Barns counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Barns counters with a head kick. That will keep Silva thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Barns does no damage.
Barns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barns counters with a one-two to the body.
Barns misses with the combination.
A combination from Barns does no damage.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Barns counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barns counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Silva is rocked!
Barns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Barns finish him?
Some wild striking there from Barns.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Barns counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Silva off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Barns follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Silva was out before he hit the floor.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Barns!