PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Narvaez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Sandstorm as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Narvaez
vs
Silva

191 cm
29
200 lbs
18 - 6 - 1

181 cm
35
194 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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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 18 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafael Narvaez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Narvaez circles away.
Narvaez lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva throws a lazy body kick

and Narvaez counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva wants to improve his position but Narvaez is controlling well.
Narvaez wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Narvaez is taking a breather. Silva says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Silva tries to kick Narvaez off but Narvaez keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Narvaez is keeping busy and won't allow it.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Narvaez misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Narvaez, as that shot connected.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Narvaez counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Narvaez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Narvaez manages to avoid it.
Narvaez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva tries to clinch but Narvaez is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Narvaez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Narvaez tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Narvaez controlling the position from side mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Narvaez has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Silva!
Narvaez looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Narvaez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rafael Narvaez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Narvaez lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Narvaez moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Narvaez had a free shot at his head there.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Narvaez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Narvaez 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 connects with a leg kick. Narvaez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Narvaez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Narvaez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Narvaez.
Narvaez is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Narvaez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Narvaez throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Narvaez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Narvaez.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva throws a hook but Narvaez blocks it.
Narvaez lands an overhand right.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Narvaez counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Narvaez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a right and a left that Narvaez avoids nicely.
Narvaez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Narvaez duly obliges.
Narvaez blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Narvaez misses with a series of wild punches.
Narvaez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Narvaez is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook. Narvaez ducked under it nicely.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Narvaez moved out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that half lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Narvaez counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
Silva misses with a kick to the body
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Narvaez back into the cage.
Silva is trying to break free.
Narvaez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Narvaez is controlling the position.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Narvaez is controlling the position.
Narvaez works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Narvaez is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Narvaez manages to pull guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Narvaez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Narvaez is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rafael Narvaez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Narvaez counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Narvaez stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Narvaez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Rafael Narvaez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Narvaez cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Narvaez lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Narvaez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Narvaez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narvaez's corner calls for a 1-2. Narvaez obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A punch combination from Narvaez misses.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Narvaez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Narvaez feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Narvaez changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narvaez trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva wants to stand up but Narvaez is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Narvaez looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
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 Rafael Narvaez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Narvaez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Narvaez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a leg kick but Narvaez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Narvaez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Narvaez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Narvaez scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Narvaez dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Narvaez lands with a cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Narvaez counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Narvaez moves out of range.
Silva throws a hook but Narvaez avoids it easily.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Narvaez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Narvaez seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Narvaez is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narvaez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Rafael Narvaez wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva defending well as Narvaez loads up on a big left hand.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Narvaez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Narvaez slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Narvaez's sensitive parts.
Narvaez scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Silva.
Silva misses with a low kick as Narvaez jumps back.
Silva throws a series of punches but Narvaez avoids them all with ease.
Narvaez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pawing at Narvaez, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Narvaez's nose. Narvaez is badly hurt! Silva pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Narvaez tries desperately to hold on but Silva is relentless in his assault! As Narvaez receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Silva away and this one is in the books!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.