PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between wandeli silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey has chosen Gonna Fly Now as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

silva
vs
Anstey

185 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
198 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Global MMA Gear

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, wandeli silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Anstey.
silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
silva shoots in but Anstey avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wandeli silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva shoots in for a takedown but Anstey shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
silva is breathing heavily.
Anstey throws a right and a left that both miss.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
Anstey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by silva.
silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anstey defends it nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Anstey scores with a four punch combination!
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anstey swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anstey tries to avoid it but silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anstey to the ground. Anstey escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
silva looks for a takedown but Anstey sprawls well.
Corwin Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey tries to bum rush silva with a series of wild strikes but silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
wandeli silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva misses with a combination
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey swinging wilding here.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
Anstey throws a series of punches but silva moves out of range.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
silva dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey is working the combinations to good effect here.
silva misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anstey duly obliges.
Anstey throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anstey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anstey throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
silva slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.
silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anstey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anstey throws a right and a left that silva avoids nicely.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anstey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
silva shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
silva has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
silva has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wandeli silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Anstey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Anstey throws a series of punches but silva moves out of range.
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anstey throws a series of strikes that have silva backpedaling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
silva shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.

silva is rocked!
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey fails to land with a series of punches.
silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Anstey lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.
silva shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey tries to bum rush silva with a series of wild strikes but silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
silva misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Anstey scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A punch combination from Anstey misses.
silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a series of punches but silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for silva. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
silva fails with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anstey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anstey throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Oh silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Anstey looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
Anstey looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
silva dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
silva seems to have got his legs back now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a few strikes there.
Anstey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Corwin Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
silva looks to clinch
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Anstey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anstey duly obliges.
silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
silva misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a series of strikes. silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anstey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Anstey.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey stalks silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into silva's face. silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
silva with a poor takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anstey misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corwin Anstey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anstey!
silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Anstey works over silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Anstey throws a series of punches but silva moves out of range.
Anstey throws a combination. silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
silva shoots and misses
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for wandeli silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A left and a right from Anstey both land. Nice combination.
silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
silva misses with a takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey misses with a two punch combination.
silva with a poor takedown
and Anstey counters with a series of strikes. silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Anstey lands a two punch combo.
silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.
Anstey misses with a double jab

and silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Anstey kicks off silva and gets to his feet.
Anstey's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Anstey duly obliges.
Anstey lands with a nice combination. silva backs away looking to recover.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
silva wants to clinch
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
wandeli silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anstey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anstey moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
silva wants to clinch but Anstey slips to the side
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Anstey.
silva fails with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
silva tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a nice looking combination but silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
silva has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has silva backing up. silva nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
Anstey throws a right and a left that silva avoids nicely.
silva with a poor takedown
and Anstey counters with a one-two to the body.
Anstey lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anstey lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anstey.
Anstey misses with the combination.
silva tries to clinch
and Anstey counters with a left and a right that stings silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anstey throws a series of strikes that have silva backpedaling.
silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Anstey counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anstey misses with a wild combination.
Anstey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
silva has his takedown stuffed
and Anstey counters with a two punch combo.
wandeli silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
silva slips a jab and a cross from Anstey.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corwin Anstey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Anstey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corwin Anstey!