PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerome Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fisher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anberlin - Feel Good Drag. Jerome Fisher had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Fisher
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

182 cm
27
155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jerome Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Fisher.
Silva wants to clinch but Fisher slips to the side

and Fisher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fisher looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fisher smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The strikes coming from Fisher are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fisher is controlling him well.
Fisher cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fisher scoring with punches from side control.
Fisher cracks Silva with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fisher creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fisher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Fisher goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Fisher's guard! Nice work there by Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fisher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Fisher circles away.
Silva tries to clinch
and Fisher counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fisher manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fisher.
Silva closes the distance but Fisher moves to the side
and Fisher counters with a straight right hand.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt
and Fisher counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fisher circles away from the clinch attempt

and Fisher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fisher.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fisher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fisher scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fisher trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Fisher pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fisher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fisher.

Fisher is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Fisher eventually gives up the hold.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Fisher from controlling successfully.
Fisher not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Fisher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Fisher is having none of it.
Fisher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
Fisher stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fisher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher throws a big right hand that misses.
Fisher controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jerome Fisher 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.

Fisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jerome Fisher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fisher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva moves to clinch but Fisher breaks away
and Fisher counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Fisher keeps it at a distance.

Fisher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Fisher connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fisher with a couple of short strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jerome Fisher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

Silva is rocked!
Fisher looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Fisher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Fisher content just to control the position here.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Fisher smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fisher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fisher looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Fisher cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fisher working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Fisher finish him?
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fisher controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher 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 seems to have recovered his senses.
Fisher controlling the position easily from mount.
Fisher lands a nice shot to the head.
Fisher raining down shots from the mount!
Fisher landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Fisher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fisher lands a heavy elbow.
Fisher connects with a bit shot that sees Silva covering up! More strikes from Fisher and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Fisher is our winner by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jerome Fisher!
Jerome Fisher decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.