PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mart Bull (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Bull

188 cm
18
188 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
25
191 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mart Bull!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bull circles away.
Bull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silva.
Bull on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Bull misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva feints and then cracks Bull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bull down.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
enabling Bull to counter with a crisp jab.
Bull misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Bull 's knee.
Bull looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Bull stumbling back into the cage.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Bull throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Bull waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Bull blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Bull moves out of range.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bull.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bull's head.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bull, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bull scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bull looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Bull keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bull checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bull moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull throws a head kick that misses.
Bull throws a nice outside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bull fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Silva lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bull keeps it at a distance.
Bull throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Bull takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bull feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Bull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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 crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bull falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bull is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bull jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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.

Bull scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Bull does no damage.
Bull looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Bull thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bull throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A big left from Bull misses.
Bull blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bull on the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bull lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bull takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Bull moves out of range.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bull tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bull throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bull cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bull scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bull.
Bull fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Nice shot lands for Bull.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bull lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Bull avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bull paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crunch! Bull slams his shin into Silva's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice uppercut lands for Bull. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bull.
Bull pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Bull throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Bull moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
Bull ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Bull misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bull slips under a jab from Silva.
Bull fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mart Bull is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Bull misses.
Bull will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bull swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Bull misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bull lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A jab from Bull misses.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Bull misses.
Silva throws a head kick that Bull semi-blocks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Bull throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Bull checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bull is avoiding it.
Good standup being displayed there by Bull as he connects with a hook.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Bull down.
Silva lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Bull.
Bull tries a head kick but it misses.
Bull takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bull lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bull avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Bull connects with a single shot there.
Bull takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bull connects with a jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bull throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bull wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bull throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bull blocks a head kick by Silva.
Some wild striking there from Bull.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Bull slips the punch.
Silva moves out of range as Bull strikes.
Mart Bull has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva throws a leg kick but Bull checks it.
Bull blocks a low kick nicely.
Bull misses with a wild body shot.
Good exchange - Bull coming out on top.
Bull throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bull.
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bull.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bull. That did some damage!
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva lands a head kick!
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Bull's leg but Bull calmly moves out of range.
Bull pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Bull there.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sloppy strikes from Bull. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bull throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bull lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Silva.
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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27

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