PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyborg Silva (ranked 3838 p4p, 96 weight class) and Anselmo Harris (ranked 7698 p4p, 164 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Silva
vs
Harris

188 cm
29
197 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

184 cm
40
184 lbs
28 - 20 - 2

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class boxer
Granite chin

Dr Zoidberg Office

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cyborg Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 20 - 2, fighting out of New York, Anselmo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris tries to clinch up.
Silva appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.

Harris gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocking some punches.

Harris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Harris lands an overhand right.
Harris tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Harris tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a quick counter kick to the body but Harris avoids it.

Harris has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Harris is controlling the position.
Harris blocking some punches.
Harris prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris working aggressively here.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Harris.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Harris has the dominant position.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Harris smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Harris throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Anselmo Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Harris catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris lands the left hand.
Harris moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
As Harris backs away, Silva returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Harris 's knee.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Harris - just one landing.
Harris is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harris tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Harris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

Harris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Harris tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Harris tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva can't break the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Harris's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Harris tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Harris just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSilva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris works Silva's body with a nice hook.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.
Harris takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Harris scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris throws a body shot but no joy.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Harris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Silva moves away from the strike by Harris.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Harris misses.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A big right from Harris misses.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harris tries to clinch up.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Silva looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Harris gets a clinch.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Harris tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris misses with a hook
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
A jab from Harris misses.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harris.
Harris connects with a single shot there.
Harris swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Harris wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Harris is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris throws a big shot that misses.
Silva thinks about countering with a body kick.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Harris misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Harris connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anselmo Harris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Harris misses with a jab to the body
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Harris instigates a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes one on the button.

Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Harris darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Harris shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab from Harris.
Harris throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Anselmo Harris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Harris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harris's elbow.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Harris keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Harris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Harris doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Harris misses with a wild body shot.
Silva half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Harris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fires out a quick counter leg kick but Harris just manages to avoid it.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Harris. Harris maintains the clinch.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Cyborg Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anselmo Harris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harris has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anselmo Harris!
An out of breath Anselmo Harris thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.