PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Khun Vee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Vee
vs
Silva

175 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

182 cm
27
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Khun Vee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vee throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Vee advances nicely into full mount.
Vee controlling the position easily from mount.
Vee with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vee controlling from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Vee.
Vee controlling from mount.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Vee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vee landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Vee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Vee lands a heavy elbow.
Vee with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Vee cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Vee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Vee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Vee lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
A nice elbow there by Vee.
Vee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Vee postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Vee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Vee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee lands a big elbow.
Vee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vee looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Vee connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Vee lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Vee dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva gets caught napping as Vee dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Vee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Vee has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Khun Vee.
Silva tries to clinch but Vee moves away

and Vee counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vee passes into half guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Vee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vee scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vee lands strikes from half guard.

Vee wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

Vee is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Vee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vee is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Vee.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Vee lands a nice short elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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. Vee connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vee seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Vee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vee is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Vee lands strikes from half guard.
Still in half guard, Vee seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Khun Vee dominated that second round.
That's time! Vee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Vee circles away from the clinch attempt

and Vee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vee sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Vee is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Vee controlling the pace.
Vee throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Vee not doing much here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vee decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Vee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vee lands in his opponent's guard.
Vee is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Vee has managed to sneak the leg through.

Vee decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and Vee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

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!
Vee is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
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. Vee connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Vee winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Khun Vee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Vee performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Vee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Vee lands strikes from half guard.

Vee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Vee not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Vee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Vee gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Vee drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vee scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vee slips nicely into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vee throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vee perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Khun Vee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Vee is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

And that's the end of the fight!
Khun Vee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Khun Vee!