PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quinton Rampaasi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Rampaasi

181 cm
22
207 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
23
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Quinton Rampaasi!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rampaasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampaasi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Rampaasi moves out of range.
Rampaasi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Rampaasi darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rampaasi scores with a couple of nice shots.

Rampaasi is working for a submission of some sort.
Silva tries to kick Rampaasi off but Rampaasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rampaasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rampaasi prevents Silva from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rampaasi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampaasi is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Rampaasi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rampaasi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Rampaasi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rampaasi working the head and body with strikes.
Rampaasi prevents Silva from standing back up.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rampaasi connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Rampaasi is controlling him
Silva is breathing heavily.
Rampaasi working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva tries to kick Rampaasi off but Rampaasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rampaasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rampaasi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rampaasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rampaasi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rampaasi passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Rampaasi.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rampaasi dominating with strikes here.
Rampaasi lands with some strikes.
Rampaasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rampaasi lands a nice shot to the head.
Rampaasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Rampaasi is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Silva can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rampaasi landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Rampaasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Rampaasi lands with some strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rampaasi is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Rampaasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rampaasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rampaasi with good strikes from the mount here!
Rampaasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rampaasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Rampaasi with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rampaasi lands a big elbow.
Rampaasi unloading with bombs!
Silva tries to buck Rampaasi off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Rampaasi landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva really wants to buck Rampaasi off and get back to his feet.
Rampaasi dominating with strikes here.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Rampaasi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rampaasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rampaasi landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Rampaasi landing strikes from the mount.
Rampaasi postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Silva really wants to buck Rampaasi off and get back to his feet.
Rampaasi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Rampaasi scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Rampaasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rampaasi lands with some strikes.
BOOM! Rampaasi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Rampaasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
BOOM! Rampaasi connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is trying to stand up.

Rampaasi looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.

Rampaasi is working for a guillotine from mount but Silva frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva tries to clinch but Rampaasi moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Rampaasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Rampaasi is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva tries to kick Rampaasi off but Rampaasi keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Rampaasi lands with a punch from half guard.
Rampaasi passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
A nice elbow there by Rampaasi.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Rampaasi unloading with bombs!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampaasi lands with some strikes.
Rampaasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rampaasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Silva is rocked!
Rampaasi with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rampaasi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rampaasi punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rampaasi landing strikes from the mount.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Rampaasi looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Rampaasi landing strikes from the mount.
Rampaasi won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Rampaasi lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Rampaasi is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rampaasi is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Rampaasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Rampaasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi working Silva over with strikes here.
Rampaasi landing strikes from the mount.
Rampaasi lands a big elbow.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Rampaasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Rampaasi.
Rampaasi lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Rampaasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Rampaasi with good strikes from the mount here!
Rampaasi with a couple of short strikes.
Rampaasi with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rampaasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Rampaasi putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampaasi looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Rampaasi with the ground and pound from mount.
Rampaasi lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Rampaasi smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rampaasi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Rampaasi dominating with strikes here.
Rampaasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Rampaasi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rampaasi scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Rampaasi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Rampaasi loaded up on that one.
Rampaasi throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Rampaasi loaded up on that one.
Rampaasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rampaasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

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 taking shots to the head.
Rampaasi cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rampaasi working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rampaasi with good strikes from the mount here!
Rampaasi is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rampaasi working the ground and pound effectively.
Rampaasi connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampaasi looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rampaasi lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rampaasi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quinton Rampaasi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Rampaasi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rampaasi showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Rampaasi winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rampaasi lands a nice short elbow.
Rampaasi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Rampaasi.
Rampaasi working the head and body with strikes.
Nice strikes from Rampaasi there.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Rampaasi moves nicely into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rampaasi scores with a couple of short elbows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampaasi grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Rampaasi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rampaasi scoring with punches and elbows.
Rampaasi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rampaasi lands an elbow.
Rampaasi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rampaasi keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Rampaasi. Rampaasi gets slowly back to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rampaasi.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rampaasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rampaasi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Rampaasi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rampaasi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Rampaasi chips away with some ground and pound.
Rampaasi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rampaasi with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rampaasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rampaasi is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Rampaasi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to clinch but Rampaasi moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch up but Rampaasi keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rampaasi swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Rampaasi 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Quinton Rampaasi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Rampaasi slips an elbow through the middle.
Rampaasi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Rampaasi cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Rampaasi slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rampaasi connects with a couple of short punches.
Rampaasi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Rampaasi stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Rampaasi working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to stand up but Rampaasi is controlling him.

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.
Rampaasi postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

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 Rampaasi paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Rampaasi drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva pushes Rampaasi off and gets back to his feet.
Rampaasi blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Rampaasi drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Quinton Rampaasi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rampaasi is chipping away with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quinton Rampaasi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rampaasi 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 25:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quinton Rampaasi!