PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between manuel vazques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

vazques
vs
silva

190 cm
26
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

184 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Inexperienced

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, manuel vazques!
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, Anderson silva!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
vazques swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by silva.

It looks like Anderson silva has been cut.

silva moves into the clinch successfully.
silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. vazques is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
silva fails to pull guard.

vazques manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
vazques 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.
vazques keeping moving, preventing silva from controlling successfully.
silva looking to sit in guard and control but vazques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - silva has eaten all the pies!
silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
silva looking to control.
silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
vazques landing with the ground and pound.
vazques prevents silva from getting back to his feet.
silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
vazques wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.

silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
vazques controls from within his opponent's guard.
vazques distracts silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
silva keeping moving, preventing vazques from controlling successfully.
silva wants to sweep but no luck.
silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst vazques is controlling him.
vazques trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vazques throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
vazques looking to pass the guard.
vazques wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
vazques stuffs the takedown attempt from silva. silva gets slowly back to his feet.
manuel vazques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson silva.
silva blocks a head kick by vazques.
manuel vazques seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from vazques misses.

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.
silva shoots in and drives through. vazques sprawls well.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva looks gassed!
vazques wants to clinch.
vazques displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from silva.
silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but vazques circles away.
silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for vazques, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
vazques lands a nice shot to the body.
vazques throws a head kick that misses.
vazques connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
vazques's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and vazques duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

manuel vazques dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson silva's cut.
That's time! vazques's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

vazques drives through with a takedown into guard.
vazques is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
silva pulls vazques in close to his closed guard and prevents vazques from doing any damage or advancing position.
vazques stops silva from standing up.
silva is trying to control the position but vazques postures up.
silva keeping full guard, as vazques tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva shoots for a double leg takedown but vazques sprawls well. He's pushed silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
vazques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
silva closes the distance but vazques moves to the side

and vazques counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee asks vazques politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. vazques prefers to stall for the moment though.
silva is trying to control vazques's posture but vazques avoids it.
vazques wants to control but silva is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

vazques is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but silva is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but vazques connects with a decent elbow.
silva throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vazques lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
silva is not content to let vazques control the position.
silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
silva tries for a takedown but vazques circles away easily
and vazques counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

vazques gets in close and instigates a clinch.
silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but vazques prevents it.
manuel vazques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson silva.
vazques can't break the clinch.
vazques wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but silva has him pressed against the cage.
vazques wants a takedown.
silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite vazques's efforts to push away.
silva is trying to maintain a safe position but vazques gets an underhook and turns silva into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by silva.
vazques wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
silva presses vazques against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
silva is working for takedown but vazques is calmly controlling the position for now.
vazques working hard to break the clinch.

silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
silva controls vazques momentarily but vazques frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

manuel vazques dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

vazques staying out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from vazques as silva shoots in.
vazques tries to clinch but silva moves out of range.
silva fails to land the takedown.
vazques stuffs the takedown attempt from silva. silva gets slowly back to his feet.
manuel vazques has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson silva.
vazques scores with a nice right hand.
vazques thuds his right hand into silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
vazques tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
vazques tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice uppercut there from vazques.
silva moves out of range as vazques strikes.
silva slips a jab and a cross from vazques.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
manuel vazques is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
vazques throws a hook but silva avoids it easily.
vazques lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as silva backs up against the cage.
silva tries for a takedown but vazques sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from vazques.

silva clinches up against the cage.
silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as vazques walks away with a smile on his face. silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
vazques scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
vazques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from silva.
manuel vazques is winning the standup battle so far.
vazques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva throws a predictable looking body shot
letting vazques counter with a right hand.
silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but vazques swats him away and circles back towards the center.
silva shoots in but no luck this time.
vazques swinging wildly here.
silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from vazques.
vazques keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
vazques looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
vazques does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from silva.
vazques motions for silva to come forward. vazques throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
vazques misses with a telegraphed body shot

and silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. vazques avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
silva keeps control of vazques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
vazques fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
silva wants to clinch.
vazques misses the jab.
silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

silva darts in and clinches vazques up against the cage.
silva tries to pull guard but vazques holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from vazques.
silva wants a takedown.
silva tries to pull guard but vazques holds him up against the cage and eventually silva drops back down to his feet.
silva keeps control of vazques as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
vazques tries to circle away but silva has him pinned against the cage.
silva stalling in the clinch but vazques improves position.
vazques wants to break the clinch but can't.

silva breaks the clinch.
silva closes the distance and clinches up with vazques, looking for a takedown. silva pushes vazques against the cage but vazques circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
vazques looks to land a combination but silva avoids it well.
vazques misses with a double jab
and silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
vazques will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Horrible takedown by silva or perhaps it was just good defense by vazques which made him look bad.

And that's the end of the fight!
manuel vazques showed his dominance in that final round.
Well vazques has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... manuel vazques!