PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Abdual Jemall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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!

Jemall
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
160 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

180 cm
25
160 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Abdual Jemall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Jemall connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jemall circles away easily
enabling Jemall to counter with a crisp jab.
Jemall just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva throws the kick towards the body but Jemall avoids it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Jemall throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Jemall misses with a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jemall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Jemall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva trying to control but Jemall is working from the bottom.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jemall is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jemall has escaped and now he's on top!
Jemall has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Jemall from controlling successfully.
Jemall lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jemall cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Jemall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jemall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva working for a triangle but Jemall defends it easily.
Jemall scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jemall is aware though and is defending well.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jemall is aware though and is defending well.
Jemall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

Jemall postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.
Jemall throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jemall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Abdual Jemall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Jemall throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva moves forwards but Jemall connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Abdual Jemall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jemall lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Jemall throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jemall, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jemall uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Jemall counters with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jemall lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jemall jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Jemall.
Jemall connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
A jab lands there for Jemall.
The fighters circling - Jemall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws a body punch but Jemall moves out of range.
Jemall lands the left hand.
Jemall is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Jemall connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Jemall counters by clinching up.
Jemall lands a left hand.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jemall lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Silva is rocked!
Jemall throws a big uppercut that drops Silva! More strikes from Jemall and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva lies dazed against the cage as Jemall celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdual Jemall!