PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thor Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Thor
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
189 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
23
182 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thor Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Seu Braga and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Thor is having none of it.
Silva looking to control.
Silva keeping full guard, as Thor tries to pass.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Thor wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.
Silva looking to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.

Thor throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Thor is in Silva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Thor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva keeping full guard, as Thor tries to pass.
Silva wants to sweep here but Thor controlling him for the moment.
Thor prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thor works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva is trying to stand up here but Thor is controlling him well.
Silva has hold of Thor's hands but Thor slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Thor is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva trying to control but Thor postures up.
Silva wants to improve his position but Thor is controlling well.

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.
Thor trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Thor works his foot free and advances to mount.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thor.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Thor cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silva tries to hold on but Thor postures up.

Thor with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Silva tries to hold on but Thor pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.

Thor is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Thor's body position as best he can.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.

Thor working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Silva tries to hold on but Thor postures up.
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Thor lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Thor looking to secure an arm triangle but Silva defends it well.

Thor working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Thor throwing strikes here but Silva is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

Thor looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thor can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Thor looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Thor dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Thor counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thor postures up.
Thor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thor scoring with some ground and pound.
Thor looking to pass the guard.

Silva has his foot on Thor's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thor works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thor looking to pass the guard.
Thor has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Thor from controlling successfully.
Thor slips nicely into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor passes to full mount!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

Thor has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Thor in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Thor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Thor is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Thor gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thor Thor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Thor stands up from mount. Strange move.

Thor is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Thor wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to control but Thor is keeping busy.

Thor is working for a submission of some sort.

Thor is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Thor to get the leverage.
Silva pushes Thor off looking to stand but Thor dives back in and keeps control.
Thor works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes Thor away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Thor gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Thor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Thor has control of the leg.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thor is working away from the top position though.
Thor prevents Silva from improving his position.
Thor wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Silva is staying active underneath Thor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Thor decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt

and Thor counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Thor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva looking to control.
Thor is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Thor has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thor is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thor looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Thor dominated that second round.
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 tries for a takedown but Thor circles away easily

and Thor counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Thor passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Thor tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.

Thor is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silva is trying to escape and Thor transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by Thor! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thor Thor!