PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Escudero

188 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
205 lbs
1 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, carlos Escudero !
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, George Francis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Escudero , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva avoids the head kick by Escudero .
Escudero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Escudero - that will leave a mark!
Silva avoids the head kick by Escudero .
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Escudero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Escudero sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Escudero , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carlos Escudero .
Silva scores with a head kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Escudero wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva avoids the head kick by Escudero .
Escudero throws a head kick that misses.
Silva pushes Escudero away with a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Escudero blocks a head kick by Silva.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Escudero back into the cage.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Escudero .

Silva breaks the clinch.
Escudero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Escudero off to one side.
Escudero looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Escudero misses with a head kick.
Escudero lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Escudero moves out of range easily.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Escudero swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Escudero moves out of range.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Escudero circles away.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Silva pushes Escudero up against the cage in a clinch.
Escudero tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Escudero back into the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Escudero down.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Escudero , pushing him back against the cage.
Escudero wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escudero misses with some punches.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Escudero doesn't seem phased though.
Escudero attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a head kick. Escudero smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.

Silva gets a clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva rushes Escudero and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is pushing Escudero up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Escudero 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escudero closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Escudero pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Escudero has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Escudero is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Escudero misses with an elbow over the top.
Escudero gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Escudero pushes him off.

Escudero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Escudero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Escudero wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Escudero stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Horrible takedown by Escudero or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses.
Escudero shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Escudero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a head kick but Escudero moves out of range.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Escudero takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Escudero .
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
carlos Escudero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escudero avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Escudero .
Escudero scores with a head kick.
Escudero shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Escudero takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Escudero scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch there but Escudero circles away.
Escudero keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Escudero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Escudero misses with a head kick.
Silva tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva swings for the body but Escudero moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Escudero 's front leg but catches the back leg as Escudero tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Escudero stumbling back into the cage.
Escudero blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Escudero swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses.
Escudero takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Escudero moves out of range easily.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Escudero tries a head kick but it misses.
Escudero tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escudero 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 tries to clinch but Escudero is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escudero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Escudero misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Escudero cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Escudero avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Escudero throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Escudero .
Escudero misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Escudero shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Escudero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Escudero swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Escudero .
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carlos Escudero .
Escudero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva throws a head kick but Escudero moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Escudero lands with a nice body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Escudero .
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Escudero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva has Escudero pressed against the cage, preventing Escudero from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Escudero looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Escudero working hard to break the clinch.
Escudero doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Escudero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Escudero working hard to break the clinch.
Escudero throws a head punch that misses.
Silva prevents Escudero from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Escudero , before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch but Escudero is having none of it.
A head kick misses from Escudero .

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Escudero breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Escudero circles away.
Escudero tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Escudero .
Escudero blocks a head kick by Silva.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Escudero lands a high kick!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Escudero circles away and keeps his distance.
Escudero moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Escudero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva lands a jab.
Escudero lands with a nice body kick.
Escudero takes a kick to the side of the head.
Escudero goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva throws a leg kick but Escudero sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Escudero checks it well.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Escudero on that attempt.

Silva pushes Escudero up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Escudero is controlling the position.
Escudero throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Escudero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A clash of legs there as Silva blocks the low kick.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Escudero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escudero wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good leg kick by Escudero there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva wants to clinch up but Escudero keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick but Escudero moves out of range.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Escudero tries a head kick but it misses.
Escudero circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Escudero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Escudero lands with a kick to the ribs.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.

Escudero breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Escudero .
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Escudero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Escudero connects with a high kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva blocks a head kick by Escudero .
Silva throws a right and a left that Escudero avoids nicely.

Silva gets a clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Escudero moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Escudero lands a head kick!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Escudero throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Escudero . Silva shrugs it off though.
Escudero has a takedown stuffed.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Escudero swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva avoids the head kick by Escudero .
A head kick from Escudero lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva wants to clinch.
Escudero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Escudero creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that Escudero semi-blocks.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

Silva manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Escudero .
Escudero swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escudero shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of carlos Escudero .
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a leg kick but Escudero moved away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Escudero is avoiding it.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Escudero avoids the head kick by Silva.
Escudero throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Escudero avoids the head kick by Silva.
Escudero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Escudero throws a head kick that half lands.
Escudero throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Escudero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Escudero throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Escudero feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Escudero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.

Silva instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Escudero on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Escudero lands a nice elbow.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Escudero 's efforts to push away.

Escudero breaks the clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch.
carlos Escudero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Escudero takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters up against the cage, Escudero throws an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

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