PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Roy Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nelson
vs
Silva

188 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cuts easily

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Some wild striking there from Nelson.
Nelson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nelson is looking to clinch.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva blocks a head kick by Nelson.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Nelson is just out of range.

Silva rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva just leaning against Nelson, taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Nelson has him pressed against the ropes.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a knee strike.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nelson.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Nelson keeps him there for the moment.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short left from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Nelson rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Nelson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to work over Nelson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to stall but Nelson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Nelson manages to break the clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson misses with a body kick.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Silva.
Silva looks gassed!
Nelson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a leg kick but Nelson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nelson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Nelson in a clinch.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Nelson has the dominant position.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Nelson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Nelson both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nelson.
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!

Nelson forces Silva back against the ropes and clinches.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Silva has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries a low kick but Nelson avoids it.
Nelson swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Nelson misses with the combination.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson misses with a wild body shot.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Nelson lands a head shot.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch but Nelson moves out of range.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nelson scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nelson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Nelson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva prevents Nelson from breaking the clinch.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson can't break the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Nelson.
Nelson trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva trying to control the position but instead, Nelson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silva into the ropes.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Nelson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nelson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Nelson gets an underhook and turns Silva into the ropes.
Nelson stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Roy Nelson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
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 falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nelson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nelson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Nelson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nelson closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Nelson 's knee.
Nelson throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Nelson counters with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nelson throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Nelson only half commits.
Nelson throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva tries to clinch up but Nelson circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva rushes Nelson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Nelson improves position.
Nelson is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Nelson is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson trying to land knees to the body.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Silva has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Nelson is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Nelson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nelson is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva avoiding damage as Nelson throws knees to the body.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Anderson Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Silva has Nelson pressed against the ropes, preventing Nelson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Nelson keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nelson's efforts to push away.
Nelson managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Nelson tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Nelson throws an elbow but misses.
Nelson scores with a shoulder strike.
Nelson is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Nelson into the ropes.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to break free but Nelson pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva trying to stall but Nelson improves his position.
Nelson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nelson lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Nelson controls the action.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson misses with a low kick.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Nelson does no damage.
Nelson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roy Nelson is winning the standup battle so far.
Nelson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Nelson's ribs.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Nelson is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nelson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva wants to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Nelson moves into the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Nelson won't allow it.
Nelson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nelson trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Nelson is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is trying to stall.
Nelson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Nelson backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nelson as Silva tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nelson working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nelson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nelson tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Nelson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Nelson can't break the clinch.
Nelson taking a breather.
Nelson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nelson.
Silva keeps control of Nelson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva taking a breather.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nelson tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Nelson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Nelson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nelson throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Nelson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Nelson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nelson misses the body punch

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nelson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nelson.
Nelson tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a head kick but Nelson moves out of range.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nelson keeps the fight on the outside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nelson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nelson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nelson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Nelson.
Nelson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Nelson pushes him off.
Nelson wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Roy Nelson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Nelson moves out of range easily.
Nelson throws a shot to the body.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva avoids the head kick by Nelson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Nelson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva staying out of range there.
Nelson lands a nice shot to the body.
Nelson tries to clinch up.
Nelson misses with a head kick.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Nelson.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Nelson misses with a two punch combination.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A frustrated look appears on Nelson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nelson tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Nelson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nelson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to bum rush Nelson with a series of wild strikes but Nelson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nelson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Nelson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nelson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Nelson wants to clinch.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson connects with a nice looking jab.
A head kick misses from Nelson.
Nelson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Nelson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nelson tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nelson.
Nelson wants to clinch.
Nelson throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Nelson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Nelson moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Nelson throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Nelson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nelson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nelson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nelson throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nelson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Nelson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nelson is looking to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Nelson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nelson 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Nelson!