PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Silva (ranked 765 p4p, 999 weight class) and Zygmunt Krol (ranked 105 p4p, 135 weight class). Krol has chosen Hammer Smashed Face Live as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Krol

198 cm
24
263
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
24
265
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rock Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Zygmunt Krol!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krol lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva throws a body punch but Krol moves out of range.
Krol throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good work by Krol as he checks the leg kick.
Krol misses with a looping left.
Zygmunt Krol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to slow Krol down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Krol throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Krol throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Krol on the side of the head.
Krol lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol lands with a thumping leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Krol.
As Krol backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krol moves away.
Silva checks a low kick from Krol.
Krol throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krol throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Krol checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Krol moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Krol lands with a thumping leg kick.
Krol looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Krol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krol moves away.
Krol throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krol blocks the body kick.
A good leg kick by Krol.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krol throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Krol connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krol is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Krol with a nice calf kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krol.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Krol.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Krol thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Zygmunt Krol has been cut.
Krol takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Krol buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krol swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Krol manages to avoid it.
Krol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Krol tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Krol misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Krol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krol misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.
Krol scores with a punch to the head.
Silva misses with a hook.
Krol lands a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Krol's head but Krol sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krol misses with a hook.
Krol throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silva blocks a jab.
Krol tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Zygmunt Krol will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zygmunt Krol's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A good leg kick by Krol.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krol takes one to the side of the head.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slow jab from Krol misses its intended target.
Silva swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Silva on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Krol scores with a nice head shot.
Krol throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krol.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Krol connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krol dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Krol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krol thows a leg kick but Silva checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Krol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Krol gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Krol lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Krol misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krol fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Krol misses with a double jab.
Silva tried to counter with a leg kick but Krol avoided it.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Krol counter with a right hand.
Good shot there by Krol.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Krol moved away.
Silva backing away here, and Krol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krol blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva is looking to counter with a body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva staying out of range there.
Krol is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Krol lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krol.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Krol's front leg but catches the back leg as Krol tries to avoid it.
Krol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Krol misses with a looping left.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A low kick from Krol misses
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Krol throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krol.
Krol misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krol.
A nice leg kick from Krol, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krol throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Krol is predictable there
and Krol takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rock Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krol throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Zygmunt Krol seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Krol is out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Krol connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice cross by Krol.
Silva checks a low kick from Krol.
Silva throws a body punch but Krol moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Rock Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zygmunt Krol's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Krol fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Krol with a nice calf kick.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Krol.
Krol misses with a straight left.
Krol looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Krol lands an overhand right.
Silva checks a low kick from Krol.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Krol throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Krol throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Krol slips a jab from Silva.
Nice defenses there by Krol.
Krol tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Krol counters with a straight right hand.
Krol tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Krol throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krol lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Krol tries a quick counter leg kick but Silva is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krol does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Krol tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Krol throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Krol throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Krol manages to avoid it.
Krol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Krol shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krol.
Krol scoring well with a low kick there.
Krol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Krol with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krol chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Good leg kick by Krol.
Krol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krol attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Krol misses with a low kick.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Krol checks the leg kick.
Krol lands with an overhand left.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krol.
Krol throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krol.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Krol lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Krol scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Krol's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Krol counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Krol.
As Krol backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Krol fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva backing away here, and Krol unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krol throws a quick inside leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zygmunt Krol comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Krol 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Zygmunt Krol!
After winning the bout, Zygmunt Krol thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.