PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and North Dakota Wrestler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). North Dakota Wrestler has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Anderson Silvu's chin.

Silvu
vs
Dakota Wrestler

189 cm
23
188 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

175 cm
23
152 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silvu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, North Dakota Wrestler!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvu tries to clinch there but Wrestler circles away.

Silvu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wrestler, pushing him back against the cage.
Wrestler has Silvu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silvu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silvu landing knees to the body.
Wrestler avoiding damage as Silvu throws knees to the body.

Wrestler lands a takedown into guard.
Silvu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wrestler is controlling him.
Silvu keeping moving, preventing Wrestler from controlling successfully.
Silvu will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Silvu pushes Wrestler off and gets back to his feet.
Silvu tries to clinch but Wrestler is having none of it.
Silvu tries to clinch up but Wrestler circles away and keeps his distance.

Silvu has closed the distance and engaged Wrestler in a clinch.
Wrestler tries to land knees in the clinch but Silvu avoids the damage to the body.
Silvu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Wrestler fails to pull guard.
Anderson Silvu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of North Dakota Wrestler.
Silvu holding his opponent close, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wrestler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silvu working Wrestler over with knees to the body.
Silvu lands an elbow that stopped Wrestler in his tracks for a moment.
Wrestler has a couple of punches blocked by Silvu.
Wrestler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvu prevents it.
Wrestler looks gassed!
Wrestler wants a takedown.
Wrestler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silvu working Wrestler over with knees to the body.
Silvu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silvu is working Wrestler over against the cage.
Silvu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wrestler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silvu creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wrestler's defenses.
Silvu stalls.
Silvu crunches a lovely knee into Wrestler's ribcage.
Silvu crunches a lovely knee into Wrestler's ribcage.
Silvu with a knee to the head.
Silvu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silvu with a knee to the head.
Wrestler wants a takedown but no success here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Silvu - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Silvu is trying to stall.
Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silvu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wrestler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silvu connects with a knee to the head.
Silvu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silvu is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wrestler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silvu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silvu stalling against the cage.
Silvu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Wrestler.
Silvu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wrestler stalling in the clinch but Silvu improves position.
Silvu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Silvu.
Silvu lands a damaging elbow.
Silvu lands an elbow just above Wrestler 's eye.
Silvu landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler tries to pull guard but Silvu won't allow it.
Wrestler wants a takedown.
Silvu cracks Wrestler with a nice body shot.
Silvu connects with a knee to the head.
Wrestler has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silvu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silvu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wrestler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silvu unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silvu crunches a lovely knee into Wrestler's ribcage.
Silvu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wrestler drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silvu gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrestler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silvu missing with knees to the body.
Silvu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silvu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrestler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wrestler is trying to push Silvu away but Silvu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four 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.
Wrestler is trying to push Silvu away but Silvu has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice elbow from Silvu.
Silvu content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wrestler changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silvu fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silvu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wrestler paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silvu moves in looking to clinch but Wrestler pushes him off.
Wrestler shoots for a takedown but Silvu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silvu connects with a high kick.
Silvu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anderson Silvu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wrestler swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvu.
Silvu moves in looking to clinch but Wrestler pushes him off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wrestler swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson Silvu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wrestler misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silvu dominated that round.
That's time! Silvu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silvu moves in looking to clinch but Wrestler pushes him off.

Wrestler gets tackled into the cage by Silvu. Silvu maintains the clinch.
Silvu lands a nice knee to the body.
Silvu tries to stall but Wrestler uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silvu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wrestler has Silvu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silvu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silvu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silvu scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Silvu.
Silvu working Wrestler over with knees to the body.
Silvu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silvu connects with a knee to the head.
Silvu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silvu lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wrestler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silvu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Anderson Silvu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of North Dakota Wrestler.
Wrestler is trying to break free.
Silvu has Wrestler pressed against the cage, preventing Wrestler from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wrestler tries to break free but Silvu pushes him back against the cage.
Wrestler is working for takedown but Silvu is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wrestler is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silvu gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silvu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A short left from Silvu.
Silvu landing knees to the head.
Silvu cracks Wrestler with a nice body shot.
Wrestler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silvu tries to land knees in the clinch but Wrestler avoids the damage to the body.
Wrestler avoiding damage as Silvu throws knees to the body.
Wrestler is trying to break free.

Wrestler has picked Silvu up - he's going for a ride! Wrestler dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Wrestler seems to be working for a kimura but Silvu defends the submission attempt.
Silvu is trying to stand up here but Wrestler is controlling him well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wrestler is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wrestler stops Silvu from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvu avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wrestler.
Silvu is looking to escape.
Wrestler keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wrestler seems to be looking for submissions.
Wrestler wants to control but Silvu is keeping him busy.
Silvu looks like he's trying to stand up.

Silvu kicks off Wrestler and gets to his feet.
Wrestler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvu swats away the attempt to clinch by Wrestler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu slaps away a takedown attempt from Wrestler, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Silvu takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees to the body from Silvu.
Silvu'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.
Wrestler takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wrestler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silvu.
Silvu scores a nice knee to the body.
Silvu landing knees to the body.
Wrestler is trying to break the clinch but Silvu is controlling him.
Silvu landing knees to the head.
Silvu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wrestler backwards.
Silvu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrestler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrestler wants a takedown but no success here.
Silvu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wrestler is keeping busy.
Silvu seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Wrestler is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvu throws an elbow but it misses.
Wrestler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silvu pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silvu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wrestler can't get the takedown.
Silvu stalling the fight.
Wrestler tries to pull guard but Silvu holds him up against the cage and eventually Wrestler drops back down to his feet.
Silvu working Wrestler over with knees to the body.
Silvu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wrestler lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson Silvu has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Wrestler is trying to trip Silvu. He has hold of a leg but Silvu is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wrestler persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wrestler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Silvu utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestler won't allow Silvu to get back to his feet.

Silvu is working an open guard so Wrestler takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silvu dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wrestler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Silvu fails in his attempt to clinch.
Anderson Silvu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Wrestler clinches up with Silvu and pushes him back against the cage.
Silvu lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silvu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wrestler avoids it.
Wrestler goes for a takedown attempt but Silvu pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silvu is looking to clinch.
Wrestler is looking to clinch.
Silvu wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silvu tries to clinch but Wrestler moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wrestler misses with the combination.
Silvu tries to clinch but Wrestler moves away
and Wrestler counters with a left and a right that stings Silvu.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvu closes the distance and clinches.
Silvu lands a body shot.
Silvu with a knee to the head.
Silvu crunches a lovely knee into Wrestler's ribcage.
Silvu scores with a knee to the head.
Wrestler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvu walks away with a smile on his face. Wrestler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvu lands with a nice body kick.
Silvu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wrestler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wrestler swinging wildly here.

Silvu forces Wrestler back against the cage and clinches.
Silvu landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silvu lands a damaging elbow.
Silvu with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silvu is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wrestler is defending well for now.
Wrestler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvu prevents it.
Anderson Silvu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of North Dakota Wrestler.
Wrestler takes an elbow to the temple.
Silvu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wrestler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wrestler avoiding damage as Silvu throws knees to the body.
Wrestler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvu lands a good knee to the midsection. Wrestler won't want to take too many of those.
Silvu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wrestler's efforts to push away.
Wrestler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvu walks away with a smile on his face. Wrestler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silvu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silvu slips a jab from Wrestler.
Silvu throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

Silvu closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Wrestler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wrestler wants a takedown.
A knee to the head by Silvu.
Wrestler has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silvu putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wrestler in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wrestler avoiding damage as Silvu throws knees to the body.
Wrestler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silvu using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu tries a knee to the head but Wrestler blocks it.

Wrestler lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wrestler tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silvu controls his leg.
Wrestler sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silvu defending well though.
Anderson Silvu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silvu pushes Wrestler off and gets back to his feet.
A slow jab from Wrestler misses its intended target.
Silvu wants to clinch up but Wrestler keeps it at a distance.
Wrestler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wrestler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvu tries to clinch there but Wrestler circles away.
Silvu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvu moves to clinch but Wrestler breaks away

and Wrestler counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Wrestler gets to his feet - Silvu follows without any prompting.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Wrestler tries to keep at a distance but Silvu has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Silvu to work.
Wrestler tries to break free but Silvu pushes him back against the cage.
Wrestler wants to break free but Silvu has control.
Wrestler takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silvu scores a nice knee to the body.
Wrestler is trying to force a seperation but Silvu has the dominant position.
Wrestler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silvu crunches a lovely knee into Wrestler's ribcage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvu landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wrestler tries to pull guard but Silvu holds him up against the cage and eventually Wrestler drops back down to his feet.
Wrestler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
North Dakota Wrestler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvu lands an elbow that stopped Wrestler in his tracks for a moment.

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 Anderson Silvu.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvu, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28

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