PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Soa Silva (ranked 3876 p4p, 336 weight class) and Shamil Zavurov (ranked 7944 p4p, 506 weight class). Zavurov has chosen Deftones - Xenon as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Zavurov

177 cm
30
150 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

175 cm
26
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Solid boxing
Good chin

Excellent MT
Knockout power

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Soa Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shamil Zavurov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zavurov under the eye.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Zavurov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Zavurov wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Zavurov misses with a hook.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Zavurov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zavurov is looking to clinch.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zavurov missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zavurov throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zavurov throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Zavurov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Zavurov wants to counter the offense by Silva and move into the clinch position.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Zavurov needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
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!
A swing and a miss from Zavurov.
Silva was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shamil Zavurov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zavurov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Zavurov.
Zavurov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zavurov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Zavurov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zavurov keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Zavurovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Zavurov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Zavurov.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Zavurov counters with a leg kick.
Zavurov throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva staying out of range there.
Zavurov walks into a jab.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Soa Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zavurov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zavurov under the eye.
Jab by Silva.
Zavurov connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silva works Zavurov's body with a nice hook.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zavurov moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soa Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zavurov misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva thuds his right hand into Zavurov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Zavurov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zavurov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva with a hook.
Zavurov misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Zavurov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zavurov throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Zavurov's defenses.
Zavurov clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zavurov thumps Silva with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva cracks Zavurov with an open hand slap.
Zavurov missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Zavurov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zavurov can do to turn this around?
A combination from Zavurov does no damage.
Silva lands with a straight right. Zavurov didn't see that one coming.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zavurov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Zavurov moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zavurov under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looks to land a left hand but Zavurov moved out of range nicely.
Zavurov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Zavurov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zavurov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Zavurov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Zavurov catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Zavurov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zavurov misses with a double jab
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva scores with a nice strike.

Zavurov is rocked!
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Zavurov is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Soa Silva dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Zavurov is out of range.
Zavurov seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Zavurov counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Zavurov misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
A head kick by Zavurov misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Zavurov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Zavurov under the eye.
Zavurov tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Zavurov.
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!
Zavurov misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zavurov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zavurov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Zavurov throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Zavurov takes one on the button.
Soa Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Zavurov saw that one coming.
As Silva backs off Zavurov throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Zavurov.
Zavurov throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zavurov lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zavurov.
Zavurov connects with a nice looking jab.
Zavurov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a hook but Zavurov avoids it easily.
Zavurov takes one to the chin there.
Zavurov throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva connects with a jab.
Zavurov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zavurov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shamil Zavurov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Zavurov moved out of range.
Zavurov looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva cracks Zavurov with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Soa Silva.
Well Silva 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Soa Silva!
After the fight, Soa Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.