PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Salomon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Salomon looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Silva
vs
Salomon

188 cm
31
195 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

195 cm
22
188 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Knockout power

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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rafael Salomon!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva pushes Salomon up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salomon backwards.
Salomon has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Salomon looks winded!
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A right hook to the body lands for Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva works on Salomon's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Silva.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva is leaning against Salomon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Salomon backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a body punch.
A short left from Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Silva.

Salomon is rocked!
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Salomon's head.
Salomon is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Salomon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silva is unloading with more strikes now! Salomon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva retains his middleweight title!