PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Konstantin Manison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manison comes into the arena with Wherever I May Roam blaring out of the sound system. Anderson Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Manison
vs
Silva

185 cm
21
200 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

188 cm
30
195 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Konstantin Manison!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison throws a one two combo.
Manison misses with a two punch combination.
Manison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manison scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Manison is just out of range.
Silva has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Silva forces Manison back against the cage and clinches.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manison backwards.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
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!

Manison's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Manison moves out of range of the strikes.
Manison lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Manison.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tests Manison's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Konstantin Manison has been cut.
Silva misses with a hook.
Manison misses with the combination.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Manison.
Manison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Manison looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manison takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Manison swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
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!
Manison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Manison feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Manison then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Manison lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Manison seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to move into range but Manison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Manison.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Manison counter with a right hand.
Manison keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva looks winded!
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from Manison misses.
Manison looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Manison misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manison throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Manison finish him?
Manison rushes Silva with punches - Silva moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Silva goes down! Manison follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konstantin Manison!
Konstantin Manison retains his middleweight title!
A victorious Konstantin Manison thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.