PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ash Ketchum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ketchum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pokemon Theme. Ash Ketchum will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Silva
vs
Ketchum

180 cm
23
215 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

194 cm
22
215 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ash Ketchum!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Ketchum in a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ketchum is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva landing knees to the head.

Ketchum is rocked!
Ketchum looking for a takedown.
Ketchum is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ketchum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ketchum seems to have recovered his senses.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ash Ketchum.
Ketchum looks gassed!
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Ketchum.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ketchum is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Ketchum is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ketchum is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ketchum.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks with his arms.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ketchum's face.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Ketchum blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ketchum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ketchum drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ketchum tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the ropes and eventually Ketchum drops back down to his feet.
Ketchum is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ketchum blocks it with crossed arms.

Ketchum breaks the clinch.

Ketchum shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ketchum showed some decent athleticism there.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Ketchum.
Ketchum not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Ketchum is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ketchum landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ketchum trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Ketchum is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Ketchum seems to be working for a kimura but Silva defends the submission attempt.

Silva has one foot on Ketchum's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to clinch but Ketchum moves away
and Ketchum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Ketchum looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Ketchum postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ketchum, into his guard.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Ketchum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva tries to clinch up but Ketchum circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ketchum keeps it at a distance.
Silva looks to clinch

and Ketchum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ketchum.
Ketchum trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Ketchum pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ketchum.
Ketchum is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

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

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Ketchum in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Silva tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Ketchum!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ash Ketchum!
Ash Ketchum is the new light heavyweight champion!