PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomislav Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vukovic has chosen Rammstein - Feuer Frei! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anderson Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tomislav Vukovic's chin.

Silva
vs
Vukovic

187 cm
23
205 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

190 cm
22
220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomislav Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, John Kavanagh and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vukovic moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Tomislav Vukovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vukovic cracks Silva with a good jab.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
A telegraphed right hand from Vukovic misses the target.
Vukovic misses with a hook
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vukovic. That's going to slow Silva down.
Vukovic takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Vukovic.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Vukovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vukovic.
Vukovic misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is looking to slow Vukovic down with leg kicks.
Vukovic throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Vukovic misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vukovic if he has to take too many more of those.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a good cross that connects.
Silva keeps Vukovic at a distance using the push kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vukovic.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!
Vukovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva throws a leg kick but Vukovic checks it.
Vukovic misses with a few strikes there.
Vukovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Vukovic swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Vukovic thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vukovic looks gassed!
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vukovic's calf.
Vukovic thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva scores with a jab to the head.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva cracks the inside of Vukovic's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva tries to clinch there but Vukovic circles away.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Vukovic's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Vukovic counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vukovic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Vukovic throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Vukovic 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vukovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Vukovic fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva sizes up Vukovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Vukovic shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vukovic misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva slips a straight right by Vukovic.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Vukovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vukovic's hands.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Vukovic off balance momentarily.

Silva drives through and clinches with Vukovic against the cage.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva misses with an elbow strike.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vukovic smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vukovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva throws a head kick that Vukovic semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vukovic misses with a body shot.
Vukovic has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Vukovic misses with a left hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vukovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vukovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Vukovic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva tries to clinch but Vukovic moves out of range.
Vukovic throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Vukovic misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Vukovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Vukovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice body punch from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Vukovic is breathing heavily.
Silva cracks the inside of Vukovic's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vukovic.
Vukovic has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vukovic.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva throws a head kick that Vukovic semi-blocks.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Vukovic in the body.
Vukovic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Vukovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vukovic. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vukovic can do to turn this around?
Silva lands a head kick. Vukovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Vukovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva lands a front kick.
Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vukovics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vukovic has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vukovic avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vukovic has him pressed against the cage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva jumps guard but Vukovic stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vukovic stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Vukovic manages to break the clinch.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
Vukovic rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vukovic's knee momentarily.
Vukovic throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Vukovic counters with a straight right hand.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Vukovic moves away
and Vukovic counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Vukovic off balance momentarily.
Vukovic is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Vukovic off balance momentarily.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Vukovic looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vukovic throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vukovic's head.
Silva cracks the inside of Vukovic's front leg.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a head kick. Vukovic smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Silva pushes Vukovic away with a front kick.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Vukovic has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Tomislav Vukovic has been cut.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Vukovic just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.

Vukovic breaks the clinch.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Vukovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a head kick that Vukovic semi-blocks.
Vukovic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Vukovic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vukovic walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Vukovic avoids the head kick by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeps Vukovic at a distance using the push kick.
Silva pushes Vukovic away with a front kick.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vukovic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vukovic misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Vukovic takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
A cross from Silva lands.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Silva.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Vukovic.
Vukovic is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Vukovic smiles and moves away.
Tomislav Vukovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vukovic at a distance.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Vukovic misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vukovic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Vukovic takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vukovic swinging wildly here.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vukovic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Vukovic had a free shot at his head there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch there but Vukovic circles away.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vukovic moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Vukovic. Vukovic circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Vukovic tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Vukovic won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vukovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

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.
Vukovic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Vukovic is working Silva over against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Vukovic as the two fighters clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vukovic working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27

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