PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emerson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Hopkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Hopkins

194 cm
21
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
23
180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Great elbows
Granite 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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Emerson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anthony Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nice elbow from Hopkins.
Hopkins stalling in the clinch.
Silva trying to stall but Hopkins improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Hopkins lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.

It looks like Emerson Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hopkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopkins lands a nice elbow.
Silva tries to break free but Hopkins pushes him back against the cage.
Silva looking to stall.
Hopkins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hopkins is struggling to control the position.
Hopkins lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Hopkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Hopkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopkins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hopkins using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Hopkins with a knee to the head.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hopkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Hopkins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva letting Hopkins take a breather here.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hopkins dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hopkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hopkins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hopkins pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Silva! Hopkins unloads with more strikes and Silva sinks to his knees! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Hopkins!