PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anders Silver (ranked 25170 p4p, 274 weight class) and Rascals Alfalfa (ranked 23576 p4p, 279 weight class). Anders Silver has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silver
vs
Alfalfa

186 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

160 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Sportivité

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anders Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rascals Alfalfa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfalfa is looking to clinch.
Silver seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silver lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silver lands a two punch combo.
Silver throws a leg kick which misses Alfalfa's front leg but catches the back leg as Alfalfa tries to avoid it.
Alfalfa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alfalfa moves to clinch but Silver breaks away
enabling Silver to counter with a crisp jab.
Silver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alfalfa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver lands with a straight right. Alfalfa didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver connects with a high kick.
Alfalfa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alfalfa wants to clinch.
Silver shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Alfalfa eats them both and turns towards Silver to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

Alfalfa rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfalfa managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Alfalfa tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Alfalfa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Silver really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silver misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silver avoids the elbow strike from Alfalfa, against the cage.
Silver working hard to break the clinch.
Silver can't break the clinch.
Alfalfa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silver blocks a body shot from Alfalfa.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Silver looks to land a combination. Alfalfa sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Alfalfa darts in trying to clinch
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Alfalfa takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alfalfa tries to clinch up
and Silver counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Nice uppercut lands for Silver. That snapped Alfalfa's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alfalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Alfalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver lands with a slapping head kick.
Alfalfa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Silver.
Alfalfa moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Silver.

Alfalfa closes the distance and pushes Silver back into the cage.
Silver has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silver is trying to break the clinch but Alfalfa is controlling him.
Alfalfa looking to throw knees to the head but Silver is blocking nicely.
Silver is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Alfalfa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Alfalfa tries a knee to the head but Silver blocks it.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Alfalfa in his tracks for a moment.

Silver manages to break the clinch.
Alfalfa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silver lands a head kick. Alfalfa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alfalfa tries to clinch
and Silver counters with a right hand to the body.
Alfalfa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silver scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silver.

Alfalfa is rocked!
Silver feints with a jab and clips Alfalfa right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Alfalfa is sent crashing into the canvas and Silver leaps in for the kill! Alfalfa tries to get to his feet but Silver is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Alfalfa is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Silver!