PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bert Ernieson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ernieson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Its Raining Men. Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Ernieson

189 cm
23
185 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

201 cm
23
195 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

SCP Fight Gear
BioPharm Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bert Ernieson!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Edson Gomes and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ernieson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ernieson keeps it at a distance.
Ernieson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ernieson throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Ernieson keeps the fight on the outside.
Ernieson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ernieson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Ernieson fails to land with a series of punches.
Ernieson misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ernieson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ernieson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ernieson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Ernieson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ernieson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ernieson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ernieson.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ernieson.
Silva tries to clinch but Ernieson is having none of it.
Ernieson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Ernieson swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Ernieson.
Ernieson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ernieson swinging wilding here.
Ernieson scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the head kick by Ernieson.
Silva tries to clinch up but Ernieson circles away and keeps his distance.
Bert Ernieson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Ernieson lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva staying out of range there.
Ernieson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A left and a right from Ernieson both land. Nice combination.
Ernieson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Ernieson. That snapped Silva's head back.
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!
Ernieson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ernieson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ernieson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ernieson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Ernieson.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Crunch! Ernieson slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Ernieson lands an overhand right.
Ernieson throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ernieson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ernieson punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ernieson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Good leg kick by Ernieson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ernieson.
Ernieson lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ernieson walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Silva drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Ernieson swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Silva's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bert Ernieson!