PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Auu Rite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Rite
vs
Silva

184 cm
20
202 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
200 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Auu Rite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch there but Rite circles away.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A solid leg kick lands there for Rite.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva avoids the body shot from Rite.
Rite plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Rite.
Rite lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rite.
Rite throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Rite's knee momentarily.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Rite stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rite misses with a leg kick.
Rite lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice jab there from Silva.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rite darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Rite avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a head kick. Rite smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rite tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Rite scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Rite counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva cracks the inside of Rite's front leg.

Rite moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rite smiles and moves away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Rite bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva cracks Rite with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rite keeps the fight on the outside.
Rite tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a head kick that Rite semi-blocks.
Silva jabs at Rite's body.
Silva punishes Rite's body with a nice straight punch.
Rite walks into a jab.
A big right from Rite misses.

Rite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rite blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
Rite stalling against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rite.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rite.
Rite displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the cage.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Rite has him pressed against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Rite stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rite takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Rite.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Rite takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Auu Rite has been cut.
Rite wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Rite breaks from the clinch.
Jab from Rite.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rite takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rite throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Decent striking displayed by Rite there.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rite.
Rite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A good leg kick by Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva digs a good body shot into Rite's ribs.
Nice shot lands for Rite.
Rite pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Auu Rite will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva throws a hook but Rite blocks it.

Rite moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva jumps guard but Rite stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Rite turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rite's brow.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Rite controls the action.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to work over Rite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rite to keep the fight standing.
Auu Rite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rite's brow.
Rite managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva being controlled against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Rite turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rite scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rite to keep the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rite.
Rite stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Silva jumps guard and drags Rite to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Silva is working an open guard so Rite takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Auu Rite is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rite.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Rite steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rite looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Rite tries to clinch
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Rite pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Rite settles back down.
Rite throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Rite checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rite throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Rite tries to clinch up.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Rite throws a body kick that misses.
Silva throws a front kick aimed at Rite's knee but Rite avoids it well.
Silva throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva moves away from the strike by Rite.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Rite takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rite keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva cracks the inside of Rite's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Rite. Those never looked like landing.
Rite misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Rite avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Rite dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Rite tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rite blocks the elbow strike.
Anderson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Rite pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

Rite breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rite lands with a cross.
Rite lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rite.
Rite tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva throws a head kick but Rite moves out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
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 Auu Rite will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Rite instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rite creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rite's elbow.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva lands an elbow that stopped Rite in his tracks for a moment.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Rite walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rite looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rite scores with a nice head shot.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rite.
Rite misses with a few strikes there.
Silva moves away from the strike by Rite.

Rite clinches up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rite to keep the fight standing.

Rite breaks from the clinch.
Rite scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rite fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Rite throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Rite only half commits.
Rite on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rite throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Rite bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rite changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rite looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silva!
Rite scores with a punch to the head.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rite takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rite. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rite.
Rite tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rite effectively controlling the action here.
Rite can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rite backwards.
Silva throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Rite avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Rite is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A bit of stalling here from Rite.
Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rite manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva tries to pull guard but Rite holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Auu Rite has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Rite takes a shot to the head.
Rite on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Rite is defending well for now.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Rite leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Silva throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Rite.
Rite pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rite prevents a body shot from Silva.

Rite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rite throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rite 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!
Rite bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rite throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rite throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Rite had a free shot at his head there.
Auu Rite is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rite changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Auu Rite showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rite, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Auu Rite!