PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Matson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Give me da loot kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Matson
vs
Silver

190 cm
24
215 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

181 cm
26
215 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Josh Matson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silver!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver tries to close the distance and clinch but Matson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matson lands with a hook. Silver tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

It looks like Anderson Silver has been cut.
Matson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Matson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silver.
Silver scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Matson misses with a body shot.

Silver moves into range and clinches up with Matson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matson's brow.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Matson misses with a body punch.
Matson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Matson wants to break free but Silver has control.
Matson managing to block the knees to the body from Silver.
Stalling in the clinch from Silver.
Matson has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Matson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Matson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Matson is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matson has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Matson avoids the elbow strike from Silver, against the cage.
Matson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matson is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Matson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Come on Silver - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Matson tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Matson back against the cage.
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Matson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matson is breathing heavily.
Matson takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Matson being controlled against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Silver creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Matson's defenses.
Silver lands an elbow inside that Matson shrugs off.

It looks like Josh Matson has been cut.
Matson takes an elbow to the temple.
Matson is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Silver effectively controlling the action here.
Silver prevents Matson from breaking the clinch.
Silver lands a nice elbow.
Matson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Silver has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Matson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Matson misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Matson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silver.
Matson wants to break free but Silver has control.
Matson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matson avoids it.
Silver misses with a knee to the head.
Silver has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Matson has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Matson has had enough of the clinch but Silver keeps him there for the moment.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Matson working hard to break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silver.
Silver crunches a lovely knee into Matson's ribcage.
Silver is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silver utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silver is stalling here.
Matson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver working Matson over with knees to the body.
Silver scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silver stalling.
Matson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Matson in his tracks for a moment.
Matson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Matson can't break the clinch.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.

Silver jumps into guard, dragging Matson to the mat.
Silver has control of Matson's left arm, preventing Matson from doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Matson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Matson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silver is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silver dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Matson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Matson tries a low kick but Silver avoids it.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Matson at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Matson.
Silver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Matson tries to sprawl but Silver drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Silver is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Silver is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Matson defends it well.
Silver controlling the action here.
Silver is looking to take a break and control but Matson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Matson tries to get to full guard but Silver has control of the leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver controlling the pace.
Silver seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Matson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Matson is trying to stand up here but Silver is controlling him well.

Matson is defending against the submission attempts here by Silver.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Let's hope that Silver has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silver hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
An inside leg kick from Silver misses.
Matson scores with a jab. Silver acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Josh Matson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silver has Matson up against the cage in a clinch.
Matson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Matson is defending well for now.
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Matson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matson's face.
Anderson Silver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silver landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver lands a knee to the head.
Matson wants to break free but Silver has control.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Matson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver unloads a knee to the mid-section. Matson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silver dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silver has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Silver has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silver works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to get back to striking at distance but Silver won't allow it.
Silver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Matson is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Silver just leaning against Matson, taking a breather.
Silver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Matson avoids it.
Matson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matson can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Matson is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver lands an elbow inside.
Matson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silver obliges.
Matson can't break the clinch.
Silver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Matson backwards.
A knee to the head by Silver.
Matson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver landing knees to the body.
Silver trying to land knees to the body.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver scores with a nice head shot.
Matson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matson thuds a left hand into Silver's body.
Matson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silver counters with a one-two to the body.
Matson connects with a jab.
Matson digs a good hook to Silver's body.
Matson lands a slapping body shot.
Silver moves out of range as Matson strikes.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Matson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matson misses with a straight right.
Silver slips under a jab from Matson.
Matson 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.

Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Matson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Silver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silver just misses with a elbow thrown towards Matson's brow.
Matson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silver comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silver misses with a knee strike.
Matson wants to break free but Silver has control.
Matson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Matson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Silver has Matson pressed against the cage, preventing Matson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matson is trying to break free.
Silver lands a knee to the body.
Matson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silver lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silver misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Matson.
Matson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Matson in his tracks for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silver connects with a nasty looking knee right to Matson's face.
Matson avoiding damage as Silver throws knees to the body.
Matson is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Matson tries to circle away but Silver has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Matson is trying to break free.
Matson is trying to break free.
Silver lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silver connects with a knee to the head.
Silver looking to throw knees to the head but Matson is blocking nicely.
Matson letting Silver take a breather here.
Silver creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silver lands a good knee to the midsection. Matson won't want to take too many of those.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silver.
Silver prevents Matson from breaking the clinch.
Matson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver lands an elbow that stopped Matson in his tracks for a moment.
Matson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matson is trying to force a seperation but Silver has the dominant position.
Matson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silver has double underhooks.
Matson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silver gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Matson can't break the clinch.
Silver with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silver keeps control of Matson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Matson is trying to break the clinch but Silver has him pressed against the cage.
Matson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Matson tries to break the clinch but Silver is controlling the position.
Silver is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Matson is trying to push Silver away but Silver has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Matson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Matson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Josh Matson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silver stalling the fight.
Silver missing with knees to the body.
Silver pressing his opponent against the cage.
Matson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Matson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Matson tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Matson tries to break free but Silver pushes him back against the cage.
Matson misses with the head strike.
Matson tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing Matson back against the cage.
Matson can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
Matson lands with a short punch from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Josh Matson.
I think Silver 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silver!