PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between So Nasty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nasty
vs
Silva

189 cm
27
213 lbs
9 - 12 - 0

181 cm
28
210 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

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 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, So Nasty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Nasty. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.

Nasty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nasty wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.

Silva is working an open guard so Nasty takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Nasty looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Nasty persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva leaves Nasty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nasty fails to land the takedown.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nasty has his takedown stuffed

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Nasty tries for a takedown. No joy.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Nasty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva landing knees to the head.

It looks like So Nasty has been cut.
Nasty is breathing heavily.
Nasty drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nasty is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasty's face.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Nasty takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Nasty keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Nasty.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nasty looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Oooooh!!! Silva has knocked Nasty down with a huge combo! Silva steps away and waves a wobbly Nasty back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Nasty is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Oh Nasty is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nasty blocks it with crossed arms.
Nasty seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nasty takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nasty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Nasty back into the cage.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nasty is blocking nicely.
Nasty tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Nasty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva breaks the clinch.

Nasty shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

Silva kicks Nasty off and gets back to his feet.
Nasty with a poor takedown

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nasty pushes him off.
Silva leaves Nasty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Nasty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nasty has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Nasty keeps it at a distance.
Nasty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Nasty has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Silva controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nasty looking for the choke but no joy.

Nasty looking to break Silva's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Silva remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nasty will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva is trying escape back to his feet. He turns into his opponent's guard and eventually finds his way back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nasty swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nasty.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Nasty in a clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nasty is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva working Nasty over with knees to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Nasty goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on So Nasty's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Nasty blocks with his arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nasty is blocking nicely.
Nasty drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nasty shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Nasty keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nasty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Nasty's takedown attempt.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nasty has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nasty is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Nasty has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasty shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva working Nasty over with knees to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Nasty is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.

Silva breaks the clinch.
So Nasty seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nasty dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Nasty's head and hops out.
Silva looks to clinch

and Nasty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nasty trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nasty gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Nasty wants a takedown but no success here.

Nasty gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Nasty tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Nasty stops Silva from standing up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasty trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nasty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nasty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Nasty stops Silva from standing up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Nasty is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva keeping full guard, as Nasty tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nasty tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nasty fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nasty shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nasty drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Nasty is blocking nicely.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva clinches.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva tries to clinch up but Nasty circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch there but Nasty circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nasty shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nasty was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
So Nasty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

Nasty jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silva is trying to buck Nasty off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nasty is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is trying to buck Nasty off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Nasty is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that So Nasty will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on So Nasty's cut.
That's time! Nasty's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nasty paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nasty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nasty shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Nasty takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nasty's face.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Nasty wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for So Nasty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Nasty in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nasty shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nasty swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Nasty closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nasty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Nasty is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to stand up but Nasty isn't so interested in that idea.
Nasty pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Nasty throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Nasty from controlling successfully.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Nasty advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nasty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nasty passes to side control.
Silva tries to escape but Nasty is in control.

Nasty tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nasty has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is pushing Nasty's head away, looking to escape. Nasty manages to hold on to the position though.
Nasty working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Nasty in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Nasty tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.

Nasty tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Nasty in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva parries the strikes from Nasty easily there. Nasty is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.

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

Nasty tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Nasty looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Nasty postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nasty has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Nasty happy to just control the position for now.
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Nasty.

That's four 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.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Nasty scoring with punches from side control.

Nasty wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.

Nasty is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.

Nasty tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Nasty has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is pushing Nasty's head away, looking to escape. Nasty manages to hold on to the position though.

Nasty thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Silva pushes Nasty away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Nasty gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
So Nasty showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Nasty has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... So Nasty!