PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Mickele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I'm Shipping Up To Boston kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Michael Mickele had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Mickele
vs
Silva

183 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

186 cm
19
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Mickele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mickele tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Mickele tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Mickele looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mickele tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range as Mickele throws a body kick.
Michael Mickele seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mickele tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva moves out of range as Mickele throws a body kick.
A combination from Mickele does no damage.
Mickele tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mickele throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mickele misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mickele at a distance.
Silva blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mickele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mickele was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

Mickele pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Michael Mickele is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mickele throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Mickele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Mickele.
Mickele looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Mickele's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mickele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mickele misses with a low kick.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mickele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mickele lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Silva clinches up with Mickele and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mickele unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Mickele's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mickele moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mickele falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A head kick by Mickele misses
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Mickele.
Mickele tries to clinch up
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Mickele lands a front kick.
Mickele wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Mickele takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mickele ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickele misses with a head kick.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mickele uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Mickele throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Mickele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Mickele scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Mickele.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mickele doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Mickele pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Mickele misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mickele tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Mickele slips under a jab.
Mickele avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mickele throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mickele!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva wants to control the pace but Mickele is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

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.
Mickele is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Silva throwing strikes here but Mickele is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mickele has managed to escape the submission attempt.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Mickele stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mickele closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mickele throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Mickele feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Mickele takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mickele has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
The referee is keeping an eye on Mickele - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Mickele missing with knees to the body.
Mickele landing knees to the head.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Mickele won't allow it.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Mickele misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Come on Mickele - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mickele lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Mickele.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Mickele has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mickele escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Mickele sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mickele lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Mickele.
Mickele putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mickele effectively controlling the action here.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Mickele won't allow it.

Mickele manages to break the clinch.
Good leg kick by Mickele there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mickele misses with a body kick.
Mickele slips a jab from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mickele moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva blocks a head kick by Mickele.
Silva wants to clinch up but Mickele keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Mickele is just out of range.
Mickele tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mickele sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Mickele.
Mickele is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mickele.
Mickele throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Silva decides to stand up, so the ref orders Mickele to his feet.
Mickele throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mickele throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mickele throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Mickele ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Mickele thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mickele closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Mickele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mickele darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Mickele was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mickele throws a head kick that misses.
Mickele tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Michael Mickele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickele scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mickele misses with a hook to the body
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Mickele throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mickele misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Mickele misses
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Mickele showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29

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