PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Voronkoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voronkoff's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, System of a Down-Aerials. Andrey Voronkoff has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Voronkoff
vs
Silva

186 cm
29
260 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
26
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Experienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrey Voronkoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, George Francis and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Voronkoff clinches.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Voronkoff tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Voronkoff passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Voronkoff.
Voronkoff trying to control the pace.
Voronkoff lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Voronkoff there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronkoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Voronkoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Voronkoff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voronkoff tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Voronkoff connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Voronkoff content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Voronkoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Silva is rocked!
Voronkoff lands a big elbow - Silva is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Voronkoff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrey Voronkoff!
A relieved looking Andrey Voronkoff thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.