PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Algropalla Moskatte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Moskatte
vs
Silva

179 cm
22
175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

RMA Nutrition
Rage's Cloths

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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Algropalla Moskatte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Moskatte manages to avoid it.
Moskatte tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Moskatte closes the distance and clinches.
Moskatte lands a knee to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Moskatte pushes him back against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Moskatte.
Moskatte putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Moskatte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Moskatte unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Moskatte with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Moskatte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Moskatte lands a nice knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Moskatte.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moskatte has him pressed against the cage.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskatte tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Moskatte scores with a knee to the head.
Moskatte is breathing heavily.
Moskatte misses with a knee strike.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Moskatte.
Moskatte crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Moskatte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Moskatte.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Moskatte misses with a knee strike.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Moskatte is controlling him.

Silva manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping full guard, as Moskatte tries to pass.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Moskatte defends easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to stand up but Moskatte is controlling him.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Moskatte from controlling successfully.
Moskatte knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Moskatte is proving a slippery customer.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Moskatte defends easily.
Moskatte controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Algropalla Moskatte wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Moskatte closes the distance and clinches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Moskatte keeps him there for the moment.
Knees to the body from Moskatte.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algropalla Moskatte dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Moskatte scores with a kick to the midsection.
Moskatte with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
A big right from Silva misses.
Moskatte avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moskatte connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Moskatte has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Moskatte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Moskatte.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Moskatte won't allow it.
Moskatte crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Moskatte sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Moskatte has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Algropalla Moskatte wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Moskatte looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Moskatte counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Moskatte doesn't seem phased though.

Moskatte moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moskatte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Moskatte with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Moskatte looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Moskatte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moskatte connects with a knee to the head.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to break free but Moskatte pushes him back against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Moskatte misses with a knee strike.
Moskatte misses with a knee strike.
Moskatte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Moskatte keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Algropalla Moskatte has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Moskatte is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Moskatte is controlling the position.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Moskatte missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Moskatte is keeping busy.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Algropalla Moskatte dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Moskatte keeps the fight on the outside.
Moskatte throws a head kick that misses.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Moskatte in his tracks.

Moskatte moves into the clinch.
Moskatte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Moskatte utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Moskatte.
Moskatte lands a nice knee to the body.
Moskatte throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Moskatte has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Moskatte has the dominant position.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Moskatte.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Moskatte misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva tries to break free but Moskatte pushes him back against the cage.
Silva avoiding damage as Moskatte throws knees to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to push Moskatte away but Moskatte has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Moskatte stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Moskatte lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to pull guard but Moskatte forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Moskatte has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Moskatte missing with knees to the body.
Silva can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva is looking to control Moskatte's arms but Moskatte gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Moskatte has him pressed against the cage.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Moskatte trying to land knees to the body.
Moskatte missing with knees to the body.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Moskatte to keep the fight standing.
Algropalla Moskatte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Moskatte tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moskatte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Moskatte is controlling the position.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Moskatte with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Silva pulls Moskatte into guard.
Moskatte trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Moskatte avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Moskatte is posturing up here but Silva has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Moskatte tries to roll out but it's too tight and Moskatte has to tap! Slick submission there by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Silva!