PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gomi has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Takanori Gomi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Gomi

180 cm
26
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

180 cm
26
178 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gomi lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gomi.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gomi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gomi looks gassed!
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a straight right hand.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Gomi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Silva rather than just go for the knockout.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Gomi slips a jab from Silva.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi scores with a body shot.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi's shoulder, as Gomi tries to avoid the shot.
Gomi lands with a good body shot.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva with a hook.
Silva misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gomi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Gomi to counter with a crisp jab.
Gomi with a jab.
Gomi misses with a jab to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Gomi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva lands the left hand.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Gomi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Silva works over Gomi's head and body with a nice combination.
Gomi throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Gomi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gomi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a nice body shot.
Gomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gomi.
A big right from Silva misses.
Gomi thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gomi swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws the left hand but Gomi avoids the punch easily.
Gomi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Gomi.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Gomi moved out of range nicely.
Gomi lands with a nice body punch.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Gomi.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Gomi thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Silva misses.
Gomi ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Gomi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gomi jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Gomi's head but Gomi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Gomi slips the punch.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Gomi counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomi throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Gomi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi slips a jab from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gomi.
Silva misses with a hook
and Gomi counters with a left to the body.
Gomi takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Gomi slips a straight right by Silva.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Gomi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Gomi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gomi slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Takanori Gomi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Gomi stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gomi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Gomi misses with a right hand
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Gomi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gomi lands a slapping body shot.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Gomi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Gomi is rocked!
Gomi tries to get into range but Silva steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Gomi! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Silva scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Silva!