PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Silva has chosen Lose Yourself as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Silva

188 cm
29
184 lbs
3 - 5 - 1

175 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 3 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, Jack Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Jack Silva misses.
Jack Silva misses with a hook

and Anderson Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Jack Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Jack Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Jack Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson Silva won't allow it.
Jack Silva avoiding damage as Anderson Silva throws knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva tries to circle away but Anderson Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva can't break the clinch.
Jack Silva avoiding damage as Anderson Silva throws knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Anderson Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jack Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack Silva's efforts to push away.
Jack Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson Silva won't allow it.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Jack Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Jack Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jack Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jack Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Jack Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jack Silva avoids it.
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!
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva has Jack Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Jack Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson Silva prevents Jack Silva from breaking the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Jack Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Anderson Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack Silva is defending well for now.
Jack Silva tries to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling the position.
Anderson Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Anderson Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack Silva is defending well for now.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack Silva is defending well for now.
Jack Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack Silva's efforts to push away.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Anderson Silva keeps control of Jack Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Jack Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Jack Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva working Jack Silva over with knees to the body.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Anderson Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jack Silva won't want to take too many of those.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Anderson Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jack Silva tries to circle away but Anderson Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva prevents Jack Silva from breaking the clinch.
Jack Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jack Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Anderson Silva missing with knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva working Jack Silva over with knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Anderson Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Jack Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Jack Silva avoiding damage as Anderson Silva throws knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jack Silva can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jack Silva avoiding damage as Anderson Silva throws knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson Silva won't allow it.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Anderson Silva lands a knee to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Anderson Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson Silva working Jack Silva over with knees to the body.
Anderson Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jack Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Jack Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jack Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Jack Silva wants to break free but Anderson Silva has control.
Jack Silva tries to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling the position.
Anderson Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Anderson Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jack Silva's ribcage.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Anderson Silva prevents Jack Silva from breaking the clinch.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Jack Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Jack Silva tries to circle away but Anderson Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack Silva is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jack Silva is defending well for now.
Jack Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Anderson Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Jack Silva is trying to break free.
Anderson Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jack Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Anderson Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Anderson Silva won't allow it.
Anderson Silva working Jack Silva over with knees to the body.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Anderson Silva keeps control of Jack Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Anderson Silva prevents Jack Silva from breaking the clinch.
Anderson Silva keeps control of Jack Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva tries to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jack Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson Silva trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Jack Silva throws a jab when Anderson Silva was well out of range.
Anderson Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jack Silva throws out the jab.
Jack Silva looks to throw the jab but Anderson Silva is out of range.

Anderson Silva has Jack Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Jack Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Anderson Silva lands a knee to the body.
Anderson Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jack Silva.
Anderson Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jack Silva is trying to force a seperation but Anderson Silva has the dominant position.
Jack Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Anderson Silva missing with knees to the body.
Jack Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack Silva's efforts to push away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson Silva has Jack Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Jack Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack Silva's efforts to push away.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body.
Jack Silva tries to break free but Anderson Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson Silva keeps control of Jack Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva missing with knees to the body.
Anderson Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jack Silva tries to circle away but Anderson Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Anderson Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jack Silva.
Jack Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Anderson Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jack Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Anderson Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Anderson Silva obliges.
Jack Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson Silva missing with knees to the body.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Jack Silva can't break the clinch.
Anderson Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jack Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack Silva can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Anderson Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jack Silva's ribcage.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling him.
Jack Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Jack Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson Silva has Jack Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Jack Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jack Silva is trying to push Anderson Silva away but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Anderson Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jack Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jack Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Anderson Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Anderson Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jack Silva tries to circle away but Anderson Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jack Silva tries to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling the position.
Jack Silva tries to break the clinch but Anderson Silva is controlling the position.
Anderson Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jack Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Anderson Silva.
Jack Silva has had enough of the clinch but Anderson Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Anderson Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jack Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jack Silva's efforts to push away.
Jack Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jack Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Anderson Silva has double underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jack Silva is trying to break the clinch but Anderson Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Jack Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson Silva working Jack Silva over with knees to the body.
Anderson Silva landing knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Anderson Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jack Silva!
Jack Silva decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.