PBP Commentary

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

Redfeather
vs
Silva

200 cm
21
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
24
210 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Drake Redfeather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Matheus Silva and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Redfeather swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva catches Redfeather with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A punch combination from Redfeather misses.
Redfeather throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.

Redfeather shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Redfeather looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.
Redfeather throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Redfeather looking to finish with strikes here!
Redfeather raining down shots from the mount!

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Redfeather throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Redfeather loaded up on that one.
Poor strikes thrown by Redfeather there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Redfeather can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Redfeather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfeather misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva 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.
Redfeather wants to stand up but Silva manages to regain full guard.
Silva is trying to keep Redfeather in close.

Redfeather is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva is looking to stand up but Redfeather won't let him.
Silva won't allow Redfeather to get back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Redfeather knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva passes Redfeather's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfeather is looking to escape.
Redfeather is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Redfeather is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Redfeather is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redfeather misses with a two punch combination.
Silva throws a right and a left that Redfeather avoids nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Redfeather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Redfeather falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Drake Redfeather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Redfeather closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Silva.

It looks like Drake Redfeather has been cut.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redfeather's efforts to push away.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Redfeather gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redfeather's efforts to push away.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Redfeather blocks with his arms.
Redfeather wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva keeps control of Redfeather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Redfeather tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Redfeather is trying to break free.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Redfeather lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Redfeather working hard to break the clinch.
Redfeather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redfeather can't break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Redfeather can't break the clinch.
Redfeather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Redfeather tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Redfeather wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Redfeather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A frustrated look appears on Redfeather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redfeather tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Redfeather is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Redfeather working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Redfeather gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva has Redfeather pressed against the cage, preventing Redfeather from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Redfeather avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Drake Redfeather has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Redfeather takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Redfeather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Redfeather wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Redfeather's face.

Redfeather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Redfeather throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva tries to clinch there but Redfeather circles away.
Redfeather shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
A head kick from Silva lands but Redfeather takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Drake Redfeather will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Redfeather's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Redfeather tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Redfeather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Redfeather is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Redfeather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Redfeather keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Redfeather.
Redfeather throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Redfeather shrugs it off.
Redfeather fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Redfeather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Redfeather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Redfeather duly obliges.
Redfeather looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Redfeather fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Redfeather. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Redfeather is having none of it.
Redfeather misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Redfeather misses with a combination

and Silva moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfeather has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Redfeather lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Redfeather is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Redfeather blocks it with crossed arms.
Redfeather tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Redfeather tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva prevents Redfeather from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Redfeather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Redfeather tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Redfeather pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Redfeather's efforts to push away.
Redfeather lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Redfeather drags the fight down to the ground.
Redfeather is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Silva dives into side control.
Redfeather is trying to buck Silva off.
Redfeather on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Redfeather tries to get out of the position.

Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Redfeather, who protects the arm well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Redfeather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Redfeather shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Redfeather showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redfeather thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Silva kicks off Redfeather and gets to his feet.
Redfeather's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Redfeather duly obliges.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redfeather.

Redfeather feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Redfeather is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfeather is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Redfeather throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Redfeather stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Redfeather wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Redfeather looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Redfeather wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Redfeather.

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 dodges the punch combination from Redfeather.
Redfeather closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Redfeather pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva lands a with a good body shot.
Redfeather falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Redfeather fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Redfeather misses with the combination.
Redfeather throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Redfeather fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Redfeather.
Redfeather misses with the combination.
Redfeather lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Redfeather looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Redfeather looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

Redfeather closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Redfeather is keeping busy.
Redfeather can't break the clinch.
Redfeather wants to break free but Silva has control.

Redfeather successfully pulls guard.
Redfeather will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Redfeather looking for a sweep. Not yet Redfeather, not yet.
Redfeather is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Redfeather.
Redfeather tries to kick Silva off in order to stand up. Silva Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.

Silva stands up and beckons Redfeather to his feet.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Redfeather.
Silva is looking to clinch but Redfeather is avoiding it.
Redfeather circles away from the clinch attempt

and Redfeather counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfeather wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Redfeather has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Redfeather wants to stand and escape but instead Silva has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Redfeather looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.

Silva stands up and beckons Redfeather to his feet.
Redfeather tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redfeather misses with a two punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfeather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Redfeather moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Redfeather manages to get underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Redfeather blocks with his arms.
Redfeather wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Redfeather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Redfeather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Redfeather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Redfeather is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Redfeather gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva prevents Redfeather from breaking the clinch.
Redfeather wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Redfeather 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

Redfeather moves into the clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Redfeather is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Redfeather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfeather is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Redfeather working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Redfeather blocks with his arms.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Redfeather is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Redfeather working hard to break the clinch.
Redfeather is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Redfeather wants to break free but Silva has control.
Redfeather tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

Redfeather manages to break the clinch.
Redfeather keeps the fight on the outside.
Redfeather looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Redfeather misses with the combination.
Redfeather misses with a two punch combination.
Silva clinches but Redfeather breaks the clinch

and Redfeather moves into the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Redfeather is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Redfeather wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva wants to stand up but Redfeather is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Redfeather defends it easily.
Redfeather trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Redfeather in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Redfeather wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drake Redfeather showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Redfeather 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 29:28
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drake Redfeather!