PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen No New Friends as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Reid
vs
Silva

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
25
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Very confident

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 Rio de Janeiro, Scott Reid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva !
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but Reid moves out of range.

Reid closes the distance and clinches.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Reid blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Reid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Reid stalls.

Reid breaks the clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Reid moves to the side

and Reid counters by clinching up.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Reid misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva .
Silva tries a knee to the head but Reid blocks it.

Reid breaks from the clinch.
Silva moves to clinch but Reid breaks away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Reid moves away
and Reid counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reid tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva looks to clinch

and Reid decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva 's guard.
Silva looks winded!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Reid slips nicely into half guard.

Reid is looking for a kimura but Silva is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Reid to get the leverage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Reid is controlling him well.
Reid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Reid wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reid is looking for a kimura here.

Reid is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Reid.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva pushes Reid off looking to stand but Reid dives back in and keeps control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Reid dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva avoids the body shot from Reid.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Reid pushes him off.

Reid moves into the clinch successfully.
Reid jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Reid counters by clinching up.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Reid is blocking nicely.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Reid lands a takedown into guard.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Reid controls the pace.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Scott Reid.

Reid shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Reid finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Reid is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Scott Reid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Reid takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Reid pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva wanted to stand there but Reid had control of the position.
Silva is fighting to break Reid's control of his arms but Reid is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is looking to stand up but Reid won't let him.
Scott Reid overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.

Reid is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Reid jumps guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Reid has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Reid stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Reid will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Reid is avoiding it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Reid counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Reid blocks with his arms.
Reid drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Reid fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch

and Reid moves into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reid pulls guard.

Reid working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Reid wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reid pulls Silva in close to his closed guard and prevents Silva from doing any damage or advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Reid dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva closes the distance but Reid moves to the side

and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Reid's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reid swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva .
Silva wants to clinch but Reid slips to the side

and Reid moves into the clinch.
Reid fails to pull guard.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Reid has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Reid jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Reid blocks with his arms.

Reid jumps guard.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid wants to sweep but no luck.

Reid pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Reid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Reid.

Reid stands up from Silva 's guard - Reid perhaps looking for a knockout.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Reid counters by moving into the clinch.

Reid breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silva has Reid up against the cage in a clinch.
Reid tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Reid. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Reid breaks the clinch.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva looks to clinch
and Reid counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Reid misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva .

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Reid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Scott Reid has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Reid shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Reid slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Reid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

We're going to have a standup here because Scott Reid wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Reid closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Reid getting side control.
Reid winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Reid decides to return to a standing position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reid is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Reid moves away

and Reid holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Reid is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Reid jumps guard.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Reid's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Reid looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Reid controlling Silva 's posture.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Reid is proving hard to escape from.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva got a little sloppy there for a moment and Reid has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silva has managed to get both his arms back between Reid's legs - danger averted.

Reid has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is looking to stand up but Reid won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scott Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reid manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Reid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Reid 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Reid!