PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Santino Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Bodies as his entrance music. Santino Carolla has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Carolla
vs
Silva

195 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
29
175 lbs
13 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Santino Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Carolla counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Donk. Carolla catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Carolla sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Carolla then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carolla misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Carolla was not able to check.
Carolla misses with a jab to the body
and Carolla takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carolla's knee momentarily.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Carolla dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Carolla 's knee.
Carolla misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carolla just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carolla.
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!
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Carolla keeps it at a distance.
Carolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Carolla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva thows a body kick. Carolla tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carolla is breathing heavily.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.

Carolla gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carolla's defenses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Carolla is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is pushing Carolla up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carolla wants to stall.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Carolla shrugs off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Carolla drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Silva gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Carolla gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Carolla throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Carolla off balance momentarily.
Carolla misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carolla takes one to the side of the head.
Carolla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carolla throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Carolla really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva has Carolla pressed against the cage.
Carolla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carolla.
Good body shot from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva is leaning against Carolla and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carolla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Carolla in his tracks for a moment.
Carolla tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Carolla drops back down to his feet.
Silva working Carolla over with knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Carolla won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva digs a right hand into Carolla's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carolla's gas tank.
Silva lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carolla blocks it with crossed arms.
Carolla takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Carolla won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carolla backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carolla is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Carolla blocks with his arms.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carolla blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Carolla blocks with his arms.
Carolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carolla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carolla is defending well for now.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carolla tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

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 lands a left hand.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carolla.
Carolla lands a slapping body shot.
Carolla swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

A good leg kick by Silva.
Santino Carolla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla swings widly with a right hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carolla slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Carolla's front leg but catches the back leg as Carolla tries to avoid it.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carolla misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carolla throws a combination that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick. Carolla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Carolla off balance momentarily.
Carolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carolla's knee momentarily.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Carolla throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carolla on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva digs a good hook to Carolla's body.
Carolla takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carolla.
Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Carolla's side.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carolla's sensitive parts.
Carolla with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Carolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carolla.
Carolla walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva lands a head kick. Carolla smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carolla walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva misses with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Santino Carolla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30

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