PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Runfor Cover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Bodies. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Cover

182 cm
30
175 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

180 cm
23
155 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Granite 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Runfor Cover!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva feints and then cracks Cover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cover down.
Jab by Cover.
Cover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cover manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cover works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva cracks Cover with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Cover gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Cover is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Cover escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cover scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Cover.
Cover misses with a looping right.
Cover misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Cover's front leg but catches the back leg as Cover tries to avoid it.
Cover throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cover throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Cover was not able to check.
Cover throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva feints and then cracks Cover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cover down.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cover.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cover throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Cover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cover misses with a double jab.
Cover with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Cover 's knee.
Silva stuns Cover with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cover throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Cover looks gassed!
Cover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Cover throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Cover ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Some wild striking there from Cover.
A telegraphed right hand from Cover misses the target.

Silva rushes Cover and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cover blocks an uppercut.
A short left from Silva.
Cover wants to break the clinch but can't.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cover's defenses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cover avoids it.
Cover blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cover on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Cover blocks with his arms.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Cover leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Cover controls the action.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cover lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cover wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cover is defending well for now.

Cover breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cover.
A left lands for Cover.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cover paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Cover misses its intended target.
Cover throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cover avoids them all with ease.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cover looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cover takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cover misses with the combination.
Cover swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
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 pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cover back to the cage. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cover moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Cover misses the target.
No joy there for Cover, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Runfor Cover is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Cover throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Cover misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cover misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cover swinging wildly here.
Cover is breathing heavily.
Cover throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Cover thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Cover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cover throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Cover throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Cover throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cover misses with a two punch combination.
Cover misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Cover shrugs it off.
Cover looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva lands a jab to Cover's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to bum rush Cover with a series of wild strikes but Cover uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cover rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cover takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cover being controlled against the cage.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cover has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Cover tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Cover's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cover.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Cover blocks it.
Cover is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cover.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Cover looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cover is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Cover is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cover is defending well for now.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Cover avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Cover avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.

Cover breaks from the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Cover. Those never looked like landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cover misses with a hook.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cover.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cover swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva punishes Cover's body with a nice straight punch.
Cover feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cover 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cover throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

That kick from Silva tenderised Cover's leg. Cover is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cover misses with the combination.
Silva thumps Cover with a low kick.
Cover misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Cover uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Cover's front leg but catches the back leg as Cover tries to avoid it.
Cover shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Cover to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cover takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva throws a head kick but Cover moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cover misses with a wild combination.
Cover looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Cover jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice jab there from Cover.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Cover misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Cover missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cover is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Cover fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cover misses with a series of wild punches.
Runfor Cover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cover needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Cover 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cover stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Cover thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cover throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cover tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cover.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva feints and then cracks Cover's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cover down.
Cover misses with the combination.
Cover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Cover stumbling back into the cage.
Cover blocks a head kick by Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Cover does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cover throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cover swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Runfor Cover has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cover drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Silva cracks the inside of Cover's front leg.
Cover misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cover throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a leg kick.
Cover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.

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 Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27

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