PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Pablos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Anderson Silva enters the cage!

Pablos
vs
Silva

175 cm
25
194 lbs
7 - 16 - 0

188 cm
34
195 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Pablo Pablos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Pablos darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Pablos into the cage.
Pablos backing away here, and Silva unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pablos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Pablos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pablos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pablo Pablos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pablos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Pablos ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pablos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pablos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Pablos gets slowly back to his feet.
As Pablos backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Pablos manages to avoid it all.
Pablos shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Pablos shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pablos shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As Pablos backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Pablos manages to avoid it all.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pablos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pablos is breathing heavily.
Pablos fails with a takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pablos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pablos off to one side.
Silva appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pablos fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Pablos badly! Silva follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Pablos out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Silva finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Anderson Silva!
In defeat, Pablo Pablos stepped up to the mic, saying 'thanks my sponsors and fans!!!'.