PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 5205 p4p, 5766 weight class) and King Trevena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Trevena has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Trevena

194 cm
20
185
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
178
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, King Trevena !
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trevena counters with a nice body kick.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trevena counters with a body kick.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trevena misses with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Trevena counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Trevena tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trevena .
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva lands a head kick. Trevena smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Trevena showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Silva misses.
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Trevena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Trevena throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Trevena counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .
Trevena bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevena circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Trevena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trevena goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trevena delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevena throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Trevena .
Trevena is looking to land body kicks.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Trevena throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trevena throws a body kick that misses.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Trevena finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva misses with a double jab.
A nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva moves out of range as Trevena throws a body kick.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trevena throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva is looking for a counter combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws a right hand that Trevena ducks under and follows up with a left that Trevena also avoids with ease.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Trevena replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva throws a push kick but Trevena slaps the foot to one side.
Trevena lands with a slapping head kick.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
We've been informed that Trevena has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A head kick misses from Trevena .
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Trevena circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Trevena avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trevena throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Silva was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Trevena throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Silva swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trevena lets loose with a powerful body kick. Silva will feel that in the morning.
Trevena checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Trevena thinks about the counter body kick.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Trevena is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Trevena counters with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trevena .
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
Trevena scores with a push kick.
Trevena misses with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trevena misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Trevena manages to avoid it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Trevena counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Trevena ducks under and follows up with a left that Trevena also avoids with ease.
Trevena lands a high kick!
Trevena tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva throws a head kick but Trevena moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Trevena .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And Trevena responds with a good body kick, but Silva manages to step out the way in time.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Trevena avoids nicely.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Trevena is trying to counter with his kicks.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva looks to land a combination but Trevena avoids it well.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Trevena checks a leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Trevena throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Trevena blocks the body kick.
Trevena throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Trevena replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva blocks it well.
Trevena throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Trevena misses with a body kick.
Trevena blocks a head kick by Silva.
Trevena follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trevena .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trevena lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Trevena can do to turn this around?
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trevena misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva appears to be looking for a big counter.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Trevena steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Trevena .
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trevena throws a big counter head kick but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Trevena .
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Trevena counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trevena shapes to counter with a head kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trevena moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTrevena .
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Trevena pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva avoids the head kick by Trevena .
Trevena avoids a punch combination nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!