PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hugo Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Hugo Azevedo's chin.

Azevedo
vs
Silva

185 cm
20
217 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Convicted

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hugo Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Azevedo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Azevedo misses with a straight right.
Silva pushes Azevedo away with a front kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azevedo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Azevedo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Azevedo is predictable there
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Azevedo counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Azevedo moved away.
Azevedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Azevedo circles away.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva cracks the inside of Azevedo's front leg.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
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!
Silva wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Azevedo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Azevedo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Azevedo keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.
Silva throws a low kick but Azevedo avoids it.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
No joy there for Azevedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Azevedo takes a step back to recover.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azevedo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Azevedo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Azevedo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva thows a body kick. Azevedo tries to catch it but that hurt him.
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!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to slow Azevedo down with leg kicks.
Azevedo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Azevedo checks it.
Azevedo 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 clinches with his opponent.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Azevedo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A low kick from Azevedo misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Azevedo shrugs it off.
Azevedo blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.

Azevedo is rocked!
Silva throws a head kick but Azevedo moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Azevedo coming out on top.
Azevedo throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva throws a leg kick

and Azevedo counters with a takedown into side control.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

Azevedo is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva keeping his opponent close.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva has one of Azevedo's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva wants to stand back up but Azevedo manages to pass into side control.
Azevedo working away.
Azevedo wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Azevedo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azevedo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Silva is pushing Azevedo's head away, looking to escape. Azevedo manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Azevedo trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to buck Azevedo off but Azevedo is having none of it.

That's eight 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.

Azevedo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Azevedo asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Silva on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Silva is looking to reverse the position.
Azevedo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Azevedo tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Azevedo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
A control attempt from Silva but he's now mounted!
Azevedo avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azevedo dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!

Azevedo is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A low kick from Silva is predictable there
and Azevedo counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a leg kick

and Azevedo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Azevedo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Azevedo dives into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Azevedo off him but Azevedo keeps the position.
Azevedo cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Azevedo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
BOOM! Azevedo connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Azevedo working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Azevedo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Silva just trying to survive but Azevedo is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.

Azevedo has got his arm under Silva's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Silva has spun round into Azevedo's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
Silva trying to control but Azevedo is working from the bottom.

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

Silva gets to his feet - Azevedo follows without any prompting.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Hugo Azevedo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azevedo throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Azevedo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Silva misses.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Azevedo.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Azevedo pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Azevedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick

so Azevedo counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Azevedo throwing strikes but missing.
Silva is looking to stand up but Azevedo isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva is trying to control the position but Azevedo postures up.
Silva seems keen to control Azevedo's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to control but Azevedo passes easily into half guard.
Azevedo wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Silva trying to control but Azevedo postures up.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Azevedo looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Azevedo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Azevedo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Azevedo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Azevedo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
A low kick from Azevedo misses
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Azevedo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Azevedo's leg but Azevedo calmly moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Good work by Azevedo as he checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Azevedo down.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Silva.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Azevedo as Silva tries to tie him up.

Azevedo gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Azevedo will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva wanted to stand there but Azevedo had control of the position.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Azevedo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Azevedo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Azevedo.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo moves out of range easily.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Azevedo there.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Azevedo's front leg but catches the back leg as Azevedo tries to avoid it.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Azevedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a body kick the misses

and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva is pulling down on Azevedo's head. It's preventing any offense from Azevedo, at least for the moment.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Azevedo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva looking to control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Azevedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Azevedo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Azevedo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Azevedo looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Azevedo throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a head kick that Azevedo semi-blocks.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo misses with a looping right.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Azevedo checks a leg kick.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Azevedo misses.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Azevedo.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Azevedo misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo.
Azevedo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Azevedo's knee but Azevedo avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Azevedo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Azevedo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Azevedo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azevedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azevedo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Azevedo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva tries to clinch

and Azevedo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Azevedo is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Azevedo stops Silva from standing up.

Azevedo drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Azevedo off! Azevedo jumps back into Silva's guard.

Azevedo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

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.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Azevedo from controlling successfully.
Azevedo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Azevedo throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Silva has Azevedo up against the ropes in a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to land a leg kick but Azevedo saw it coming and moves away.
A lazy body kick from Silva
letting Azevedo counter with a right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Azevedo breaks the clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azevedo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azevedo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Azevedo tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a push kick but Azevedo slaps the foot to one side.
Silva feints and then cracks Azevedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azevedo down.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Azevedo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silva has Azevedo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Azevedo is defending well for now.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Azevedo changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Azevedo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Azevedo checks a leg kick.
Azevedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Azevedo looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Azevedo throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Azevedo throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Azevedo misses with a double jab.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azevedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva feints and then cracks Azevedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azevedo down.
Azevedo blocks the body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo.
Azevedo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Azevedo blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azevedo.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo blocks a head kick by Silva.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pushes Azevedo away with a front kick.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo moves out of range easily.
Azevedo connects with a jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
A head kick by Silva misses

and Azevedo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to keep Azevedo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva looks for the body kick but Azevedo saw that one coming.
Silva tries to clinch but Azevedo is having none of it.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Azevedo.
Azevedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Azevedo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Azevedo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Azevedo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Some wild striking there from Azevedo.
Silva tries to work over Azevedo's front leg with a kick but Azevedo checks it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses

and Azevedo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva looking to control.
Silva pulls Azevedo in close to prevent any damage.
Azevedo landing with the ground and pound.
Azevedo wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Azevedo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Azevedo thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva wants to stand up but Azevedo is controlling him.
Hugo Azevedo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Azevedo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Azevedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Azevedo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's four 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.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a head kick that Azevedo semi-blocks.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva tries to clinch but Azevedo moves away
and Azevedo counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Azevedo throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Azevedo moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Azevedo counters with a stiff right hand.
Azevedo misses the jab.
Azevedo blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva misses with a leg kick
letting Azevedo counter with a right hand.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva thows a leg kick but Azevedo checks it
and Azevedo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Azevedo throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Azevedo down.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Azevedo's leg but Azevedo calmly moves out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Azevedo is defended easily by Silva.
Silva pushes Azevedo away with a front kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Silva is predictable there

and Azevedo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Azevedo.
Azevedo passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Azevedo passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
Azevedo lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Silva wants to control but Azevedo postures up.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Azevedo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Azevedo looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's eight 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.
Azevedo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Azevedo avoids the attempt from Silva to control.

Azevedo working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Azevedo wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva tries to hold on but Azevedo pushes him away.
Azevedo with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Azevedo punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Azevedo punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Azevedo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Silva wants to control but Azevedo is having none of it.

Azevedo has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hugo Azevedo had his way with Anderson Silva in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Azevedo is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Azevedo.
Decent striking displayed by Azevedo there.
A lazy body kick from Silva
and Azevedo counters with a leg kick.
Silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azevedo shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance but Azevedo moves to the side

and Azevedo counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.

Silva has his feet on Azevedo's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Azevedo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azevedo dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Azevedo's head and hops out.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva closes the distance but Azevedo moves to the side

and Azevedo counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.

Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Azevedo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Azevedo defends well.
Azevedo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva controls Azevedo momentarily but Azevedo frees himself.
Azevedo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva pulls Azevedo in close to prevent any damage.

Azevedo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azevedo throws out the jab.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!

Azevedo tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a leg kick but Azevedo sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Azevedo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice straight punches there by Azevedo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Azevedo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silva. Azevedo shrugs it off though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a push kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Silva throws a leg kick but Azevedo checks it.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Azevedo back into the ropes.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

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

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to slow Azevedo down with leg kicks.
Azevedo throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Azevedo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Azevedo's torso.
Silva throws a leg kick but Azevedo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva feints and then cracks Azevedo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Azevedo down.
Azevedo avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Azevedo scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls Azevedo in close to prevent any damage.
Azevedo is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Azevedo has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Azevedo pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva gets full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Azevedo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva throws and low kick but Azevedo moves out of range easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Azevedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a leg kick but Azevedo checks it.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo swinging wilding here.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Azevedo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Azevedo lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hugo Azevedo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva managing to control the position.
Azevedo trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Azevedo pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Azevedo is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo works his way into full mount!
Silva can't escape the position.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Azevedo landing punches.

Azevedo is going olschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Azevedo tightening his grip on Silva, looking for the choke.
Silva trying to control the hands but Azevedo breaks the grip.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge George Francis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49

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