PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirty Undies (ranked 25210 p4p, 24533 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 493 p4p, 480 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Undies
vs
Silva

192 cm
18
250
0 - 1 - 0

191 cm
23
225
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dirty Undies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Undies.
Undies throws a head kick that misses.
Undies on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick by Silva misses

and Undies counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Undies could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Undies trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Undies stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Undies is one step ahead there.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Undies, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

Undies fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Undies is now in Silva's guard.

Silva is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Undies presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Undies tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.
Undies lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Undies missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Undies throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undies trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Undies. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.

Undies shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Undies trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Undies stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Undies not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Undies lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Undies missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva is looking to control Undies's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Undies looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Undies controlling the action here.
Undies seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dirty Undies 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.

Undies displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Undies shoots in.
Silva replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Undies blocks it well.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dirty Undies is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Undies sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Undies circles away.

Undies shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Undies was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Undies tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Undies controlling from side mount.
Undies is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Undies lands an elbow.
Silva trying to remain calm as Undies controls from the top position.
Silva misses with a strike from the bottom.

Undies wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Undies has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva wants to control but Undies postures up.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Undies sits in half guard.
Undies content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Undies is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Undies circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
As Undies backs off Silva throws a huge counter combo but Undies manages to avoid it all.
Undies changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Undies manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Undies holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Undies gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva is trying to control the position but Undies postures up.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Undies throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Undies on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Undies tries to get out of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Undies is retaining full guard.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
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 Dirty Undies will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Undies fails with a takedown attempt.
Undies moves out of range of the body kick.
Undies stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Undies tries to counter by clinching up but Silva breaks away and moves out of range.
Dirty Undies has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Undies misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Undies.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a low kick but Undies moves out of range easily.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Undies, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Undies against the cage but Undies circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.

Undies clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

Undies has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Undies is on top in guard.

Silva wants to sweep here but Undies controlling him for the moment.
Undies controlling from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Undies trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to control.
Undies trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Undies makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Undies's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Undies stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dirty Undies overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Undies is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Undies is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Undies looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Undies has his takedown stuffed
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Undies counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is trying to drag Undies to the mat but Undies just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Undies effectively controlling the action here.
Silva is working for takedown but Undies is calmly controlling the position for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Come on Undies - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dirty Undies showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Undies, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dirty Undies!