PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zacarias Pahis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pahis has chosen Seigi Wo Aisuru Mono! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Silva
vs
Pahis

178 cm
21
225 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

199 cm
21
215 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Robson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zacarias Pahis!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Pahis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into Pahis's guard.
Pahis trying to control the position.
Silva distracts Pahis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pahis doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Pahis has wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Pahis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva postures up in Pahis's guard and throws a big left but Pahis blocks it.
Pahis wants to sweep but no luck.

Pahis is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silva defends well.

Pahis isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Pahis on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Pahis keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Pahis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pahis tries to improve position but can't.
Silva works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Pahis is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva working the body and head with strikes.
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.
Pahis is trying to get back to his feet.
Pahis tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pahis is taking damage to the body and head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Pahis.
Silva is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Pahis is covering up but some of the strikes from Silva are getting through and doing damage.
Silva gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.

Pahis is rocked!
Silva lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Pahis is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a series of strikes from the back and Pahis goes limp! The ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robson Silva!
After winning the bout, Robson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.