PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Sybert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). silva comes to the cage accompanied by Tonight . anderson silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

silva
vs
Sybert

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

191 cm
18
245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, anderson silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ray Sybert!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Sybert looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
Sybert is trying to stand.
silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sybert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
silva is breathing heavily.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
silva working over Sybert with some ground and pound. Sybert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
silva working over Sybert with some ground and pound. Sybert looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Sybert actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. silva lands a nice short elbow.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.
silva lands with a punch from half guard.

Sybert is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but silva pulls his head out easily.
silva working Sybert over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sybert's head.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Sybert stuffs the takedown.
silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sybert is looking to clinch but silva is avoiding it.
Sybert should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva shoots in for a takedown but Sybert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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 dives in and grabs Sybert's left leg, looking for a takedown. Sybert pushes down on silva's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sybert is looking to clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Sybert as silva shoots in.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert is looking to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Sybert. No joy for silva on that attempt.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sybert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sybert is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sybert moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sybert gets a clinch.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sybert misses with a knee to the head.
Sybert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert pushes off an throws an elbow but silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva avoids the elbow strike from Sybert, against the cage.
Sybert throws an elbow that misses.
Sybert creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sybert jumps guard but silva stands there with Sybert around his waist. Sybert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert jumps guard but silva stands there with Sybert around his waist. Sybert gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert tries a knee to the head but silva blocks it.

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.
Sybert tries to land a knee to the head but silva blocks with his arms.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert connects with a knee to the head.
Sybert is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. silva is defending well for now.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sybert using the Thai plumb to throw knees but silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Sybert avoids the damage to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva blocks an elbow strike from Sybert.
Sybert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert misses with an elbow strike.
Sybert with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sybert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.
silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sybert.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.
Sybert misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

anderson silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch but silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sybert defends well against a solid takedown attempt from silva.
Sybert wants to clinch up but silva keeps it at a distance.
Sybert tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert tries to clinch there but silva circles away.
silva tries for a takedown but Sybert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sybert tries to clinch up.
Sybert wants to clinch.
Sybert moves in looking to clinch but silva pushes him off.

Sybert drives through and clinches with silva against the cage.
Sybert creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through silva's defenses.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sybert throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sybert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert throws an elbow that misses.
Sybert connects with a knee to the head.
Sybert misses with an elbow over the top.
Sybert landing knees to the head.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sybert throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but silva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sybert throws an elbow but misses.
Sybert looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sybert blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert lands an elbow that stopped silva in his tracks for a moment.
silva missing with knees to the body.
Sybert lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
silva missing with knees to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert misses with an elbow over the top.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sybert throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
Sybert avoiding damage as silva throws knees to the body.
Sybert with an attempt at a knee that misses.
silva avoids the elbow strike from Sybert, against the cage.
silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sybert avoids it.
silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sybert lands an elbow inside that silva shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sybert just misses with a elbow thrown towards silva's brow.
Sybert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sybert is defending well for now.

Sybert 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.

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.
Sybert wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sybert on the ground.
silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sybert's head.
silva wants to pass the guard but Sybert is keeping the position.
silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Sybert is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sybert.
Sybert tries to clinch but silva is having none of it.
Nice takedown defense from Sybert. No joy for silva on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for anderson silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
silva shoots in but Sybert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sybert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sybert works his way to full guard. Good work.
silva scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sybert avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sybert wants to stand up but silva is controlling him.
silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sybert's head.
silva throwing strikes but missing.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
silva keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sybert fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sybert tries to close the distance and clinch up but silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sybert's guard.
silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
silva scoring with punches to the head and body.

Sybert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Sybert looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
silva working some strikes from top position.

Sybert is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but silva frees his head nicely. Oh but Sybert has switched to an armbar! silva is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ray Sybert!