PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Bastard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, soul survivor. Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bastard
vs
Silva

191 cm
18
192 lbs
2 - 10 - 0

183 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 2 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Crazy Bastard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a right and a left that Bastard avoids nicely.

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Bastard manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bastard looking for a sweep. Not yet Bastard, not yet.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bastard looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Bastard.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bastard, up you get!

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bastard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Bastard but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bastard is bucking up trying to escape but Silva cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Bastard tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Bastard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bastard keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bastard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bastard hang on?
Silva looks gassed!
Bastard wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva with shots to the head and body - Bastard looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bastard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva breaks from Bastard's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bastard is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bastard is working hard here to advance position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Bastard is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Bastard avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.

Silva swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Bastard is now in Silva's guard. A big mistake from Silva there, giving up the dominant position!
Silva 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.

Bastard thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bastard controlling him for the moment.
Bastard slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bastard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is trying to buck Bastard off.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bastard wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bastard wants to stand but Silva is controlling his arm.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bastard is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bastard working the body and head with strikes.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bastard scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Bastard has control of the leg.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bastard fails with a takedown attempt.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bastard on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bastard looking for submissions off his back.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Bastard wants to control but Silva postures up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Silva in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bastard is trying to improve his position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Silva is working Bastard over with some ground and pound from side control.
Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bastard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bastard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bastard is keeping the position for now.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bastard looking for subs off his back but Silva has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control. Bastard wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bastard gets back to full guard.
Bastard wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Bastard is trying to keep Silva in close.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bastard with a poor takedown

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Crazy Bastard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wanderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva preventing the sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bastard is looking to reverse the position.
Silva tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bastard connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Bastard.
Bastard with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Bastard looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bastard moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Bastard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Bastard breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Bastard gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Bastard tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bastard looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Bastard tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva tries to advance to mount but Bastard denies him.
Silva throws an elbow but Bastard slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bastard is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Bastard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Bastard regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Bastard is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva pushes down on Bastard's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva working over Bastard with some ground and pound. Bastard looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastard tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Bastard avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Bastard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Bastard defends it.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bastard's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva moves into full mount! Bastard won't be happy about that!
Silva prevents Bastard from getting the reversal.
Bastard wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastard is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bastard is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bastard tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bastard is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva looking to control but Bastard is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bastard can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Bastard blocking the ground and pound.
Bastard is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Bastard is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bastard tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bastard holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Bastard manages to regain half guard. Good work.

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 lands strikes from half guard.
Bastard tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Bastard is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bastard keeps moving.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bastard works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Bastard is keeping the position.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Bastard blocks nicely.

Bastard is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

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