PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vladimir Ilyasova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rousimar Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ilyasova
vs
Silva

186 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vladimir Ilyasova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rousimar Silva!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ilyasova fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ilyasova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ilyasova lands a jab.
Ilyasova throws a shot to the body.
Ilyasova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ilyasova is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ilyasova wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilyasova is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Ilyasova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ilyasova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ilyasova's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Ilyasova scores with a hook to the body.
Ilyasova stalling in the clinch.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Ilyasova.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ilyasova to keep the fight standing.
Ilyasova lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to break free but Ilyasova pushes him back against the cage.
Ilyasova scores with a shoulder strike.
Ilyasova lands with a light punch inside.
Ilyasova digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.
Silva looks winded!
Ilyasova pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ilyasova pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vladimir Ilyasova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Silva.

Ilyasova gets a clinch.
Ilyasova content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Ilyasova gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ilyasova content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ilyasova for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Ilyasova.
Ilyasova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ilyasova doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ilyasova circles away.
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vladimir Ilyasova is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ilyasova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ilyasova tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ilyasova sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ilyasova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Ilyasova closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Ilyasova dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ilyasova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ilyasova displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ilyasova lands an uppercut.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ilyasova is stalling here.
Ilyasova presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ilyasova to keep the fight standing.
Vladimir Ilyasova has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilyasova scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ilyasova cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Ilyasova.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ilyasova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ilyasova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ilyasova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Ilyasova works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ilyasova slowing the pace effectively.
Silva tries to pull guard but Ilyasova holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Ilyasova scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilyasova leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ilyasova smiles and moves away.
Vladimir Ilyasova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Silva.
Ilyasova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ilyasova moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Vladimir Ilyasova is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Ilyasova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilyasova cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Ilyasova doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ilyasova fails in his attempt to clinch.

Ilyasova rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ilyasova has Silva pushed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ilyasova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ilyasova taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Ilyasova.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Ilyasova.
Ilyasova pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilyasova is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Ilyasova lands a body shot in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ilyasova creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ilyasova stalling the fight.
Silva is trying to stall.
Ilyasova stalling against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vladimir Ilyasova dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ilyasova counters with a nice uppercut.

Ilyasova has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Ilyasova has the dominant position.
Ilyasova pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ilyasova wants to stall.
Ilyasova works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Ilyasova scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva wants a takedown.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ilyasova takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Ilyasova lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ilyasova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilyasova is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Ilyasova.
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ilyasova is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Vladimir Ilyasova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ilyasova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ilyasova cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ilyasova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilyasova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Ilyasova.
Ilyasova tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Vladimir Ilyasova is winning the standup battle so far.

Ilyasova closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ilyasova avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vladimir Ilyasova has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rousimar Silva.
A shot in the inside from Ilyasova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilyasova trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ilyasova.
Ilyasova has Silva pushed against the cage.
Ilyasova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva letting Ilyasova take a breather here.
Rousimar Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Ilyasova.
Ilyasova lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vladimir Ilyasova.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ilyasova defends well and Silva ends up having to push Ilyasova into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ilyasova presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Ilyasova on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice body punch from Ilyasova - that landed with a thud.
Silva wants to stall.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Come on Ilyasova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ilyasova lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vladimir Ilyasova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ilyasova wants to stall.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vladimir Ilyasova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ilyasova has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight for Vladimir Ilyasova!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Vladimir Ilyasova!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Vladimir Ilyasova!

Vladimir Ilyasova wins by unanimous decision!