PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jer De Pokker (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.

Silva
vs
De Pokker

188 cm
26
194 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

160 cm
26
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
Big heart

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jer De Pokker!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Albert Achterberg and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Pokker pushes him off.
Silva throws a hook but Pokker blocks it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Pokker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pokker circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Pokker should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Pokker circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pokker keeps the fight on the outside.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Pokker. Pokker maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pokker tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Pokker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch.

Pokker looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pokker lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Pokker cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pokker with a couple of short strikes.
Pokker connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pokker has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.

Silva is rocked!
Pokker is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Silva goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Pokker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jer De Pokker!