PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Estie Langlaise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Langlaise
vs
Silva

191 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Big heart

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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 Montreal, Estie Langlaise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Langlaise scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Langlaise misses with a hook.
Langlaise looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Langlaise counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Langlaise.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Langlaise is controlling him.
Langlaise misses with some punches.
Langlaise taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Langlaise has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch on the inside from Langlaise fails to land.
Langlaise throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Langlaise.
Langlaise slowing the pace effectively.
Silva blocking some punches.
Langlaise misses with a short punch on the inside.
Langlaise throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Langlaise tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Langlaise back against the cage.
Langlaise lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Langlaise throws a head punch that misses.
Silva is trying to push Langlaise away but Langlaise has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Langlaise keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva letting Langlaise take a breather here.
Langlaise goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Langlaise fails to pull guard.
Silva prevents a body shot from Langlaise.
Langlaise misses with the head strike.
Silva can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Langlaise tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva tries to break free but Langlaise pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Langlaise tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Langlaise has the dominant position.
Silva blocking some punches.
Langlaise dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Langlaise manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Langlaise keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Langlaise tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Langlaise back against the cage.
Langlaise avoiding damage.
Langlaise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Langlaise pushes him back against the cage.
Langlaise tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Langlaise is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Silva to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Estie Langlaise. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Langlaise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langlaise content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Langlaise is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Langlaise into the cage.
Langlaise jumps guard but Silva stands there with Langlaise around his waist. Langlaise gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Langlaise.
Langlaise swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Langlaise misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Langlaise.
Langlaise lands with a right to the head.
Langlaise fails to pull guard.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Langlaise.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Langlaise tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estie Langlaise dominated that round.
That's time! Langlaise's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Langlaise moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Langlaise throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Langlaise.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Langlaise cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Langlaise tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Langlaise has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Langlaise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langlaise misses with a body punch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Langlaise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Langlaise.
Langlaise misses with some punches.
Langlaise tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Langlaise throws out the jab.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Langlaise tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Langlaise.
Langlaise lands an overhand right.
Silva looks to land a combination but Langlaise avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Langlaise. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Langlaise fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a series of punches but Langlaise avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

Langlaise closes the distance and clinches.
Langlaise working aggressively here.
Langlaise fails to pull guard.
Langlaise prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Langlaise has him pinned against the cage.
Langlaise swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Langlaise is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Langlaise.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise taking a breather.
Langlaise misses with a punch to the body.
Langlaise misses with some punches.
Langlaise doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Langlaise has him pressed against the cage.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Langlaise has him pressed against the cage.
Langlaise trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Langlaise into the cage.
Langlaise leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva prevents a body shot from Langlaise.
Langlaise tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Langlaise back against the cage.
Langlaise is struggling to control the position.
Silva is trying to break free.

Langlaise ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Langlaise no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Estie Langlaise dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Langlaise tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva drops Langlaise with a beautiful combination! Langlaise stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!

It looks like Estie Langlaise has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Langlaise ducks under and follows up with a left that Langlaise also avoids with ease.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Langlaise scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Langlaise.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Langlaise clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Langlaise lands with a short shot to the head.
Langlaise misses with a hook to the ribs.
Langlaise tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Langlaise has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Langlaise misses with a punch to the body.
Langlaise struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Langlaise misses with a hook from the clinch.
Langlaise can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Langlaise misses with a punch on the inside.
Langlaise keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise misses with a short punch on the inside.

Langlaise pulls guard.
Langlaise working a defensive guard here.
Langlaise on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Langlaise tries to get out of the position.

Langlaise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva tries to stand but Langlaise is controlling from the bottom.
Langlaise will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Langlaise throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Langlaise is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Silva is aware though and is defending well.
Langlaise trying to control the position here.
Langlaise has a closed guard, preventing Silva from standing up.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Langlaise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Langlaise looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Langlaise's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Langlaise looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Langlaise looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Silva.
I think Langlaise has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Estie Langlaise!
A relieved looking Estie Langlaise thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.