PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between La Vics (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kanye West - Amazing kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Vics
vs
Silva

185 cm
23
160 lbs
8 - 12 - 0

175 cm
30
168 lbs
15 - 4 - 2

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, La Vics!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Julio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vics darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Vics looks to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva avoiding damage as Vics throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Vics throws knees to the body.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Vics pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Vics tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vics moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Vics.

Vics is rocked!
Vics tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Vics looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
With the fighters up against the cage, Vics throws an elbow but misses.

Silva has Vics pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Silva pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Vics tumbling to the mat - Silva dives into Vics's guard.
Vics on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Vics tries to get out of the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva postures up.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Vics utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Vics keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva passes into half guard.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Vics avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva is trying to control. Vics wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva throwing shots but Vics is blocking nicely.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vics defending well though.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vics in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Oh Vics is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Vics scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Silva land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Silva stands and salutes the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julio Silva!