PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cairo Silva (ranked 1646 p4p, 2097 weight class) and Harold Zoid (ranked 227 p4p, 284 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Zoid

194 cm
34
218
15 - 11 - 0

187 cm
31
225
22 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Cairo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Harold Zoid!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Zoid. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva misses the jab.
Zoid is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Zoid with the inside leg kick.
Zoid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zoid.
Zoid lands with a nice body punch.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zoid throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zoid uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Zoid dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zoid staying out of range there.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Zoid moves his leg out of the way.
Zoid throws a fast counter high kick but Silva manages to duck under it in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zoid ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Zoid moves away from the strike by Silva.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoid connects with a looping right hand.
Zoid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zoid looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva throws a wild body kick that Zoid sees coming a mile off.
Zoid takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A low kick from Zoid is predictable there
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Zoid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Zoid.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Zoid pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zoid sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zoid throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Zoid moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva feints and then cracks Zoid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zoid down.
A punch lands to the side of Zoid 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Zoid's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Silva falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harold Zoid!
Harold Zoid bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.