PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 4737 p4p, 24966 weight class) and Jin Bin (ranked 553 p4p, 647 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Bin

183 cm
25
174
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
193
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

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 2 - 3 - 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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jin Bin!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with the takedown
and Bin counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Bin lands a body shot.
Bin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good standup being displayed there by Bin as he connects with a hook.
Bin misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bin connects with a looping right hand.
A right-left combo lands from Bin.
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!
A nice combination there by Bin.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Bin misses its intended target.
Bin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A left lands for Bin.
Bin lands a lovely overhand right.
Bin looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Bin throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bin should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
A jab from Bin misses.
Silva tries for a takedown but Bin circles away easily
and Bin counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bin dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bin! But no joy.
Bin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bin throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Bin throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Bin digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Bin throws a shot to the body.
Bin connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Bin misses with a hook.
Bin throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Silva is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin scores with a nice right hand.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva walks into a left hand.
Bin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Bin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bin tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Bin! Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jin Bin!
A less than humble Jin Bin misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.