PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Silava (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antti Silava is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Sanchez
vs
Silava

185 cm
36
185 lbs
15 - 19 - 0

188 cm
29
184 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Brute

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 15 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antti Silava!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silava.
Silava plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Thiago Sanchez has been cut.
Silava tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sanchez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silava jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silava avoids it really well and circles away.
Silava connects with a jab.

Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. Silava is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in Silava's guard.
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!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sanchez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez postures up in Silava's guard and throws a big left but Silava blocks it.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sanchez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Silava avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez landing some decent shots from guard.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez throws a big elbow that misses.
Sanchez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.

Sanchez thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sanchez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanchez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silava's head.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez with a nice head shot there.
Silava preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is in close to Silava's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silava utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silava working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sanchez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silava wants to sweep here but Sanchez controlling him for the moment.
Sanchez slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silava is defending against the submission attempts here by Sanchez.
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!
Silava avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sanchez.
Sanchez throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sanchez lands with a punch from half guard.

Sanchez is looking for a kimura here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silava with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago Sanchez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thiago Sanchez's cut.
That's time! Sanchez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silava tries a head kick but it misses.
Silava throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Silava tries a head kick but it misses.
Silava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silava scores with a leg kick.
Silava digs a good hook to Sanchez's body.
Silava stuffs the takedown attempt from Sanchez. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet.
Silava throws a body kick that misses.
Silava throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Silava is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thiago Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silava connects with a crisp jab.
Silava ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Silava throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Silava tries to clinch up.
Sanchez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silava to score with a decent uppercut.

Sanchez shoots in and bounces Silava off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Thiago Sanchez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sanchez throws a big right hand that misses.
Sanchez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silava trying to control the position.
Sanchez lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez working some strikes from top position.
Sanchez pushing down on Silava's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sanchez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.

Silava is rocked!

It looks like Antti Silava has been cut.
A big strike lands for Sanchez! That's really hurt Silava and he's turned his back - Sanchez keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Sanchez jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thiago Sanchez!
Thiago Sanchez gave a mention to Brute in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).