PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 527 p4p, 545 weight class) and Darwin Budluvski (ranked 77 p4p, 78 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Budluvski

176 cm
30
172
17 - 12 - 0

175 cm
34
172
24 - 11 - 2

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Voodoo Nutrition

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darwin Budluvski!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Percy O'Donnell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Budluvski loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Budluvski throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Budluvski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

It looks like Manuel Silva has been cut.
Budluvski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Budluvski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manuel Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Budluvski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Budluvski looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Budluvski walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Budluvski missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Budluvski felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Silva.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Budluvski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Budluvski is holding on for now.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Budluvski tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva working Budluvski over with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but Budluvski is blocking nicely.
Budluvski tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva lands a big shot to the head and Budluvski winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Manuel Silva!
A very excited looking Manuel Silva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.