PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Calveo Dantez Curtez Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Avery (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Calveo Dantez Curtez Silva
vs
Avery

200 cm
26
265 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
280 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luis Calveo Dantez Curtez Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcus Avery!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avery has his takedown stuffed
and Curtez Silva counters with a two punch combo.

Avery gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Avery landing knees to the head.

It looks like Luis Calveo Dantez Curtez Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Curtez Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avery.
Curtez Silva is breathing heavily.
Avery leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Avery as the two fighters clinch.
Avery lands a body punch in the clinch.
Avery landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Avery.
Avery lands a good knee to the midsection. Curtez Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Avery landing knees to the head.
Avery with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtez Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Avery lands a knee to the head.
Curtez Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Avery has Curtez Silva pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Avery pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Curtez Silva tumbling to the mat - Avery dives into Curtez Silva's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avery engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Avery postures up in Curtez Silva's guard and throws a big left but Curtez Silva blocks it.
Avery works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Avery seems to be looking for submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Avery maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Curtez Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Avery has cracked it and Curtez Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Avery!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Avery! Marcus Avery retains his heavyweight title!
Marcus Avery decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.