PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Duckkyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Duckkyson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eye of the tiger. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Duckkyson
vs
Silva

180 cm
26
200 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

180 cm
26
203 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rory Duckkyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Felipe Paraventi and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Duckkyson.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Duckkyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Duckkyson blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Duckkyson lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.

Duckkyson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva is trying to keep an underhook but Duckkyson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Duckkyson not doing much here.

Duckkyson is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Duckkyson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Duckkyson.
Duckkyson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Duckkyson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Duckkyson isn't that keen on the idea.
Duckkyson unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Duckkyson controlling from the full mount.
Silva wants to control but Duckkyson is having none of it.
Duckkyson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Duckkyson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silva can't escape the position.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Duckkyson avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Duckkyson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Duckkyson pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Duckkyson is staying active.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Duckkyson working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Duckkyson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Duckkyson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Duckkyson is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Duckkyson seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Duckkyson is breathing heavily.
Silva trying to hold on to Duckkyson's head to control him but Duckkyson postures up.
Duckkyson controlling the action here.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Duckkyson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva wants to stand up but Duckkyson is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Duckkyson throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva looking to control.

Duckkyson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Duckkyson controlling him for the moment.

Silva pushes Duckkyson off and gets back to his feet.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Duckkyson, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Duckkyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Duckkyson throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Duckkyson is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Duckkyson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Duckkyson's head.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Duckkyson.
Silva throws a head kick but Duckkyson moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch up but Duckkyson keeps it at a distance.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Duckkyson's takedown attempt.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Duckkyson avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Duckkyson can't get the takedown.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
Duckkyson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckkyson wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Duckkyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Duckkyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Duckkyson breaks from the clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Duckkyson throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Duckkyson's brow.
Silva working Duckkyson over with knees to the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duckkyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Duckkyson blocks an elbow strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Silva being controlled against the cage.
Duckkyson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Duckkyson avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

Duckkyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Duckkyson's head.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two 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 cracks Duckkyson with an open hand slap.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
Duckkyson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
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 rushes Duckkyson and presses him up against the cage.
Silva trying to land 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. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva blocks an elbow strike.
Silva is leaning against Duckkyson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Duckkyson blocks with his arms.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Duckkyson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Duckkyson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duckkyson misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Duckkyson trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Duckkyson into the cage.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Duckkyson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duckkyson stalling.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Duckkyson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Duckkyson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Duckkyson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva lands a head kick!
Duckkyson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores with a hook.
Duckkyson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Silva rushes Duckkyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Duckkyson tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Duckkyson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is not content to let Duckkyson control the position.
Silva is looking to escape.
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.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Duckkyson is just out of range.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Duckkyson circles away quickly and effectively.
Duckkyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Duckkyson throws a sloppy head kick
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Duckkyson backing up. Duckkyson nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Good shot there by Silva.
A lazy body kick from Duckkyson
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Duckkyson blocks a head kick by Silva.
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 connects with a high kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Duckkyson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Duckkyson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva wants to clinch up but Duckkyson keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Duckkyson walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva cracks Duckkyson with a good jab.

Silva forces Duckkyson back against the cage and clinches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Duckkyson.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Duckkyson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Duckkyson in a clinch.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Duckkyson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Duckkyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Duckkyson.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Duckkyson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Duckkyson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Duckkyson's defenses.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Duckkyson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duckkyson fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Duckkyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Duckkyson looking for a takedown.
Duckkyson blocks an elbow strike.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Duckkyson avoids it.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Duckkyson is defending well for now.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Duckkyson wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Duckkyson dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Duckkyson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Duckkyson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Duckkyson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Duckkyson blocks an elbow strike.
Duckkyson avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Duckkyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duckkyson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Duckkyson misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Duckkyson avoids the damage to the body.
Duckkyson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Duckkyson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Duckkyson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Duckkyson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Duckkyson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Duckkyson fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Duckkyson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Duckkyson lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Duckkyson.

Duckkyson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Duckkyson is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

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