PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Anton Kruglov (ranked 2866 p4p, 77 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 19428 p4p, 180 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kruglov
vs
Silva

171 cm
37
171 lbs
28 - 24 - 2

186 cm
30
187 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anton Kruglov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kruglov.
Silva tests Kruglov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva lunges at Kruglov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kruglov's hand.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kruglov.
Kruglov scores with a leg kick.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Kruglov slips a jab from Silva.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Kruglov connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kruglov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kruglov lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kruglov.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kruglov's head.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kruglov.
Kruglov half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kruglov misses with a right hand

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva gets through Kruglov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries a body shot but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kruglov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kruglovs head.
Kruglov controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Kruglov backwards.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kruglov blocks an uppercut.
Kruglov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kruglov trying to land knees to the body.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks it.
Kruglov lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Kruglov lands with a short shot to the head.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva prevents a body shot from Kruglov.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kruglov avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Kruglov.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Arnaldo Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Kruglov throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kruglov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruglov.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Kruglov forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Kruglov blocks with his arms.
Kruglov misses with some punches.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Kruglov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kruglov looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Kruglov.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Kruglov is trying to stall.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Kruglov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov misses with a punch to the body.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kruglov swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Kruglov tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kruglov.
Kruglov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kruglov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Knees to the body from Kruglov.
Kruglov working aggressively here.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kruglov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Kruglov avoids it by throwing Silva back against the ropes.
Kruglov blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Kruglov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Kruglov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Kruglov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva pushes Kruglov back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Kruglov is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kruglov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Kruglov throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Kruglov uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Kruglov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kruglov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kruglov.
Kruglov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Anton Kruglov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kruglov scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
Kruglov scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Kruglov struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruglov tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kruglov back against the ropes.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kruglov's elbow.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kruglov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kruglov avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Kruglov leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kruglov prevents a body shot from Silva.
Kruglov tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kruglov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kruglov obliges.
Kruglov misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Kruglov fails to land.
Kruglov avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arnaldo Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
Arnaldo Silva spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.