PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cash Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
Money

190 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

200 cm
24
209 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Purple 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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cash Money!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Money fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Money with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Money lands a nice knee to the body.
Money looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
A jab from Money misses.
Money throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Money avoids a punch combination nicely.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
Money lands a slapping body shot.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money lands the left hand.
Money wants to clinch.

Money lands a big head kick that sends Silva tumbling to the mat! Money takes a step backwards and waves Silva back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Money sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Money moves into the clinch.
Money tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Money misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Money working Silva over with knees to the body.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Money has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Money lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Money missing with knees to the body.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Money misses with a head kick.
Money is looking to clinch.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cash Money seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Money dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Money misses with a head kick.
Money tries to clinch up.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Money misses with a head kick.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Money looks gassed!
Money throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Money saw it coming and moves away.
Money wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Silva tries a low kick but Money avoids it.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Money swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Money.
Money tries a head kick but it misses.
Money misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Money clinches.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Money keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Money lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Money takes one to the chin there.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Money turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Money misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Money blocks with his arms.
Money wants to stall.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.
Silva lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Money circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Money.
Money scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Money stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A shot to de liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Money has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva tries to bum rush Money with a series of wild strikes but Money uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Money gets a clinch.
Money is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Money looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Money with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Money stalling the fight.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Money has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Money misses with a head kick.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

It looks like Cash Money has been cut.
Money is breathing heavily.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Money backpedaling.

Silva rushes Money and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Money is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.
Money throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva scores with a takedown into Money's guard.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

Silva gets to his feet. Money looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Money to the mat! Money manages to get full guard.
Money is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Money works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Money pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Money throws the kick towards the body but Silva avoids it.
Money tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Money throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Money fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Money looks to clinch
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Money was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Good work by Money as he checks the leg kick.
Money is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Money, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Money circles away quickly and effectively.
Money throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Money lands with an overhand left.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cash Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch.
Money pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Money cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.

Money fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to break free but Money has control.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Money leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Money plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Money sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Money has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Money lands a damaging elbow.
Money throws an elbow but it misses.
Money with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Money takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Money tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cash Money's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Money throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva blocks a head kick by Money.

Money drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Money with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Money stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva motions for Money to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Money checks a leg kick nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
Money dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a series of punches but Money avoids them all with ease.
Silva avoids the body shot from Money.
Silva feints and then cracks Money's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Money down.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Money looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Money is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Silva stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Money tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva looks to land a combination. Money sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Money is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Money throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Money will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.
Money takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Money takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Money.
A head kick misses from Money.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Money sprawls well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Money lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Money lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Money lands a nice looking body shot.
Money wants to clinch
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Money tries to clinch up.
Money keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Money swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Money defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Money doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Money lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to slow Money down with leg kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Money works the jab nicely.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a leg kick but Money checks it.
Money fails with an attempt to clinch.
Money fails in his attempt to clinch.

Money moves into the clinch.
Money creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Money lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Money throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Money back into the cage.
Money with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Money throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A low kick from Money misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Money has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Money tries to clinch up
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28

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