PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danzka Cranraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Relson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Cranraz
vs
Silva

193 cm
25
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
19
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Danzka Cranraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Relson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cranraz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cranraz pulls his head out easily.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

Cranraz seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Cranraz not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Cranraz in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Cranraz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cranraz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cranraz is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cranraz lands a nice short elbow.
Silva has hold of Cranraz's hands but Cranraz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cranraz wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Cranraz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cranraz missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cranraz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is in trouble now - Cranraz has advanced to mount!
Cranraz lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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!
A nice elbow there by Cranraz.
Cranraz scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Cranraz smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cranraz landing punches.

Silva is rocked!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cranraz with a couple of short strikes.
Cranraz fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cranraz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Cranraz finish him?
Cranraz unloading with bombs!
Cranraz is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cranraz with the ground and pound from mount.
Cranraz unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Silva wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Cranraz celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danzka Cranraz!