PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Django (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Django
vs
Silva

185 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

187 cm
27
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Django!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a front kick.
Django blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Django wants to clinch.
Django motions for Silva to come forward. Django throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Django stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Django is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Django steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Django is breathing heavily.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Django takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is working Django over against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Django takes an elbow to the temple.
Django takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Django takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Django looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Django won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Django tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a body punch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Django takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow just above Django 's eye.
Django takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Django in his tracks for a moment.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Django in his tracks for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Django shrugs off.
Django takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Django taking a breather.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Django's ribcage.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Django's defenses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands an elbow just above Django 's eye.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands a body punch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Django takes an elbow to the temple.

Django is rocked!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Oh Django is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Silva has Django pressed against the cage. He pushes Django back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Silva throws a beautiful elbow that sends Django crashing to the floor! Silva piles on the pressure with more strikes! Django is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Silva!