PBP Commentary

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

Silva Silva
vs
Vucinic

185 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mirko Vucinic!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Mirko Vucinic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.

Vucinic takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva taking a breather.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Vucinic is one step ahead there.
Vucinic wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Vucinic is proving a slippery customer.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Vucinic stands up from Silva's guard - Vucinic perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vucinic looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Vucinic wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva tries to stand but Vucinic is controlling from the bottom.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vucinic misses with a double jab.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Vucinic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Vucinic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Vucinic throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Vucinic gets a clinch.
Vucinic has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva prevents Vucinic from breaking the clinch.
Vucinic has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Vucinic has him pressed against the cage.

Vucinic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva wants to clinch up but Vucinic keeps it at a distance.
Vucinic stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vucinic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Vucinic lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into rage.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic misses with a two punch combination.
Mirko Vucinic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vucinic misses with a double jab.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Some wild striking there from Vucinic.
Vucinic lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Vucinic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Vucinic wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Vucinic takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Vucinic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vucinic.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Vucinic misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Vucinic sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Vucinic keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a head kick by Vucinic.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vucinic. That's going to slow Silva down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic tries a head kick but it misses.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vucinic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vucinic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Vucinic fails to land with a series of punches.
Vucinic scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vucinic throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Vucinic misses with a wild combination.
Vucinic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Vucinic lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Vucinic closes the distance and clinches.

Vucinic manages to break the clinch.
A combination from Vucinic does no damage.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Vucinic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Anderson Silva Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Vucinic clinches.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Vucinic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the cage.

Vucinic manages to break the clinch.
Vucinic tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Vucinic instigates a clinch.

Silva pulls guard.

Vucinic drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vucinic jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vucinic gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Vucinic shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Vucinic misses

and Silva moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vucinic breaks the clinch.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vucinic.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Vucinic sprawls well.
Vucinic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Vucinic.
Vucinic throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Vucinic.
Vucinic wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Vucinic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Vucinic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Vucinic lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Vucinic throws a left and a right that both miss

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is working Vucinic over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Vucinic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Vucinic is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Vucinic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva passes Vucinic's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vucinic keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vucinic is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Vucinic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vucinic moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vucinic swivels and escapes.
A combination from Vucinic does no damage.
Nice sprawl there from Vucinic as Silva shoots in.
Vucinic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Vucinic throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vucinic's guard now.

Vucinic pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vucinic displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Vucinic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vucinic misses with a two punch combination.
Vucinic throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Vucinic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vucinic.
Vucinic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Vucinic misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vucinic cracks Silva with a good jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Vucinic is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Vucinic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vucinic is trying to stand.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vucinic is looking to escape.
Vucinic trying desperately to get to his feet.
Vucinic is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vucinic is trying to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vucinic takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Vucinic tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Vucinic tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Vucinic reaches up to try and control the position but Silva seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Vucinic rolls and tries to escape and now Silva has his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vucinic is trying to get back to his feet but Silva has full control of the position and if anything, Vucinic has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Vucinic is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28

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