PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bodies. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Charriot

182 cm
32
175 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

192 cm
23
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva lands a jab to the head.
Silva cracks the inside of Charriot's front leg.
Charriot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Charriot was not able to check.
Silva throws a leg kick but Charriot sees it coming and moves out of range.
Charriot tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Charriot misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Charriot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silva. That one must have hurt.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Charriot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Charriot slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charriot slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva misses with a body shot.

Charriot moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to break free but Charriot pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Charriot.
Charriot scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Charriot blocks an elbow strike from Silva.

Charriot breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Charriot checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Charriot blocks a leg kick.
Charriot tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charriot avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Charriot 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.
Charriot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charriot somewhat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Charriot catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick but Charriot sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Charriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Charriot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva misses with a low kick as Charriot jumps back.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Charriot blocks a head kick by Silva.
Charriot blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Charriot's head.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charriot ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Charriot checks a leg kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

Charriot moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to break free but Charriot has control.
Silva can't break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charriot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Charriot has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charriot stalling the fight.
Charriot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Charriot breaks from the clinch.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Charriot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva 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.

Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charriot.
Charriot lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva is looking to slow Charriot down with leg kicks.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva is looking to chop away at Charriot's legs.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked

and Charriot counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Charriot has him pressed against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva misses the body punch

and Charriot counters by clinching up.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Charriot manages to break the clinch.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Charriot checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Charriot counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Charriot.
Steve Charriot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Charriot rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Charriot has control.
Charriot is struggling to control the position.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Charriot uses good head movement to avoid it.

Charriot breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva is looking to wear down Charriot with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Charriot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a low kick but Charriot avoids it.
Charriot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charriot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Charriot's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Charriot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Anderson Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Charriot misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Charriot to score an easy takedown into full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charriot throws an elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Charriot's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Silva tries to stand but Charriot is controlling from the bottom.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Charriot keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Charriot stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charriot is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charriot moves out of range of the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva cracks the inside of Charriot's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Nice defenses there by Charriot.
Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Charriot checks it.
Charriot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charriot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Charriot uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Charriot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charriot connects with a looping right hand.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Charriot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Charriot.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Charriot. Charriot maintains the clinch.
Charriot throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Charriot.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Charriot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Charriot lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Charriot pushes him back against the cage.

Charriot breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charriot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Charriot counters with a stiff right hand.
Good work by Charriot as he checks the leg kick.
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Charriot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charriot blocks a leg kick.
Charriot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Charriot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Charriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Charriot is able to avoid easily.
Charriot closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Charriot pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Charriot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Charriot somewhat.
Charriot swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Charriot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good exchange - Charriot coming out on top.
Charriot tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Charriot throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva thumps Charriot with a low kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Charriot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charriot checks a low kick from Silva.
Steve Charriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva lands a head kick. Charriot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Charriot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Charriot throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Charriot checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

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