PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambo Alvez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Alvez
vs
Silva

180 cm
26
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
28
185 lbs
18 - 9 - 2

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jambo Alvez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Junie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Alvez has a takedown stuffed.
Alvez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvez misses with a two punch combination.
Alvez misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Alvez scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Alvez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Alvez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Alvez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alvez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Junie Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alvez with a poor takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jambo Alvez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alvez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvez tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvez is breathing heavily.
Alvez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Alvez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Alvez throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Alvez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands a head kick. Alvez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvez takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Alvez.
Alvez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Alvez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Alvez shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alvez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alvez misses with a takedown attempt
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alvez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alvez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alvez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Alvez misses.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvez.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Alvez feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Alvez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Alvez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alvez fails with the takedown.
Alvez misses with a few strikes there.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Alvez seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from Alvez both land. Nice combination.
Alvez fails to land the takedown.
Alvez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Alvez throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Alvez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Alvez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alvez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Alvez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Alvez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Junie Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Alvez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva scores with a head kick. Alvez tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Alvez with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva slips a jab from Alvez.
Alvez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Jambo Alvez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Alvez.
Alvez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Alvez if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Alvez.
Alvez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Alvez fails with a takedown attempt.
Alvez swinging wildly here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alvez misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alvez.
Alvez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Good exchange - Alvez coming out on top.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Alvez.
Alvez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Alvez backing up. Alvez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jambo Alvez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alvez misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alvez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Alvez walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Alvez misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alvez.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Alvez stumbling back into the cage.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
A head kick from Silva lands but Alvez takes it in his stride.
Silva lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva scores with a head kick.
Alvez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Alvez tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Alvez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a good, hard body kick but Alvez shrugs it off.
Alvez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Alvez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Alvez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva lands a head kick. Alvez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Alvez's knee momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Alvez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alvez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Alvez's head.

Alvez is rocked!
Alvez tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Oh Alvez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Alvez to the canvas! Alvez doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Silva keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Junie Silva!