PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zorba The Greek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
The Greek

188 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

183 cm
25
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zorba The Greek!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Greek misses with a few strikes there.
The Greek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
The Greek misses with a series of wild punches.
The Greek misses with a double jab.
The Greek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The Greek lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from The Greek. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The Greek drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - The Greek is looking for the KO!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Greek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Greek throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from The Greek. Those never looked like landing.
The Greek looks gassed!
The Greek misses with the combination.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Greek.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Zorba The Greek is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but The Greek is controlling the position.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but The Greek has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
The Greek looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Greek connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
The Greek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zorba The Greek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from The Greek. Those never looked like landing.
The Greek scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The Greek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The Greek misses with a combination

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
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 creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Greek's defenses.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from The Greek misses.
The Greek displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The Greek swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch up.
The Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The Greek lands a slapping body shot.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
The Greek misses with a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. The Greek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but The Greek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The Greek throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
The Greek throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
The Greek tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The Greek swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but The Greek manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The Greek misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zorba The Greek dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from The Greek.
The Greek misses with a double jab
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Greek falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Greek's brow.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but The Greek circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from The Greek.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - The Greek circles away.
The Greek throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Zorba The Greek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Greek throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The Greek tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but The Greek circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but The Greek circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from The Greek.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Greek scores with a three punch combo!
The Greek throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Greek throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - The Greek sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
The Greek misses with a double jab

and Silva counters by clinching up.
The Greek is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Come on The Greek - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva has The Greek pressed against the cage, preventing The Greek from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The Greek is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but The Greek leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The Greek is trying to break free.
The Greek keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Zorba The Greek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva'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. This is the final round!

Silva needs to keep his hands up - The Greek had a free shot at his head there.
Silva is looking to clinch but The Greek is avoiding it.
No joy there for The Greek, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by The Greek! Silva is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zorba The Greek!