PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hernane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aron Rokfild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernane Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Rokfild

196 cm
25
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 The Island, Hernane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aron Rokfild!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rokfild gets caught napping as Silva dives in and scores a takedown. Rokfild manages to retain guard.
Silva passes Rokfild's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Rokfild dodges it nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rokfild is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva prevents Rokfild from standing back up.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rokfild has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Rokfild is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

Rokfild is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rokfild is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Rokfild is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rokfild seems to have recovered his senses.
Rokfild looks winded!
Rokfild trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rokfild with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva moves into full mount! Rokfild won't be happy about that!
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva breaks from Rokfild's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokfild taking shots to the head.
Silva unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Rokfild wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Silva celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hernane Silva!