PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva has chosen Danza Kuduro as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Da Silva

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gustavo Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva. That's going to slow Da Silva down.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Da Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Da Silva takes one on the button.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Da Silva gets a clinch.
Silva has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Da Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Silva.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Da Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva lands a head kick!
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva avoids the head kick by Silva.
Da Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Da Silva on that attempt.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Da Silva.
A jab from Da Silva misses.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Da Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Da Silva looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Da Silva's ribs.
A big left from Da Silva misses.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Da Silva in the body.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Silva cracks Da Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.

Da Silva clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Da Silva has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Da Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Da Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Da Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
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 tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Silva blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.

Da Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Da Silva has control.
Da Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Da Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Da Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Da Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Da Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Da Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva lands a head kick. Da Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Da Silva closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Da Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Da Silva.

Da Silva forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva prevents Da Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Da Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to circle away but Da Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Da Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Da Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Silva can't break the clinch.

Da Silva is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silva can't fight it off and eventually Da Silva manages to take the fight to the floor. Silva looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Da Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Da Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Da Silva on the ground.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gustavo Da Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Da Silva pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Da Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

Da Silva has picked Silva up - he's going for a ride! Da Silva dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Da Silva.
Da Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Da Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.
Da Silva throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Da Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva is controlling the pace.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Da Silva connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Da Silva slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Da Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Da Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Da Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Da Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Da Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Da Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Da Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Da Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gustavo Da Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Da Silva is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gustavo Da Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Da Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:29

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