PBP Commentary

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

Killer
vs
silva

175 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

207 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Biatch Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, wanderlai silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Killer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Killer wants to get back to full guard.
silva controlling the pace.
silva tries to pass to full mount but Killer defends it.

Killer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
silva is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Killer is looking for a sweep. silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
silva works his foot free and advances to mount.
silva controlling from the full mount.
Killer is looking to improve his position but silva isn't that keen on the idea.
silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Killer tries to lock up and control but silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Killer is desperately trying to improve his position but silva has a good base and remains in mount.
Killer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Killer looking for submissions off his back.
silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Killer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Killer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.

silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Killer to stand up.
silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Killer circles away.
silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Killer's calf.
Left hook, right uppercut from silva.
Killer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and silva counters with a shoot takedown. Killer fights it but they end up in guard.

Killer is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Killer is breathing heavily.

Killer had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Killer Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take silva's back instead.
Killer is trying to stick to silva's back but silva is turning into Killer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Killer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by silva.
silva trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
silva wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Killer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. silva is aware though and is defending well.
silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Killer is trying to control the position from the bottom.
silva trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
Killer trying to keep a closed guard but silva is proving a slippery customer.

Killer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Killer tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
Killer darts in trying to clinch
and silva counters with a big head kick but Killer shrugs it off.
Killer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.

silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Killer is trying to control silva's posture but silva avoids it.
Killer is looking for a sweep.
Killer sneaks back into half guard.
silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer is staying active underneath silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Killer trying to control but silva postures up.

Killer looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva is keen to just control but Killer is a slippery customer.
Killer wants to get back to full guard.
silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two 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.
A cross from silva lands.
Killer slips a jab and a cross from silva.
Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Killer falls off balance throwing a combination
and silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killer's sensitive parts.
silva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Killer has closed the distance and engaged silva in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Killer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Killer lands a right hand.

Killer 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.
silva wants to control from the top but Killer keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Killer is working hard for the rear naked choke here.

Killer seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under silva's chin but silva turns very nicely into Killer's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by silva.
silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killer keeping moving, preventing silva from controlling successfully.

Killer is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. silva is aware though and is defending well.
silva throws a big right hand that misses.

Killer has his foot on silva's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. silva works his way back into a safe position though.
silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
silva trying to control but Killer is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Biatch Killer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Killer slaps away a takedown attempt from silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
silva scores with a head kick.

silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Killer looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

silva moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Killer.
silva trying to control the action but Killer is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Killer is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killer manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

Killer actively working from the bottom here.
Killer wants to get back to full guard.
silva stalling.

Killer looking for submissions off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with silva in particular looking to stall.
Killer might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

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.

Killer is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.

Killer actively working from the bottom here.
silva is controlling the pace.
wanderlai silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
silva works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva taking a breather here.
Killer is not content to let silva control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, wanderlai silva just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Killer just misses with a punch to the body.
Killer with a jab.
Killer tries to clinch up.
silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
silva lands a head kick!
Killer throws out a loose jab but silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Killer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left and a right from silva both land. Nice combination.
silva slips a jab from Killer.
silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Killer throws a left and a right that both miss
and silva counters with a big head kick but Killer shrugs it off.
Killer moves out of range of the body kick from silva.
Killer throws a combination that misses

and silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
silva works his way into side control.
Killer trying to control but silva flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Killer surviving as best he can, preventing damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
wanderlai 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... wanderlai silva!