PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carmelo Mcpherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Mcpherson
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carmelo Mcpherson!
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 Mauricio Rocha, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Mcpherson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mcpherson in his tracks.
Mcpherson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Mcpherson throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mcpherson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to break free but Mcpherson has control.

Mcpherson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Mcpherson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcpherson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Mcpherson is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Silva throws a head kick but Mcpherson moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Mcpherson.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mcpherson.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Mcpherson slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Mcpherson pushes him off.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcpherson but Mcpherson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carmelo Mcpherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mcpherson is out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Mcpherson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcpherson but Mcpherson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva looks winded!
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mcpherson moves away.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Mcpherson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mcpherson fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcpherson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
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!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Mcpherson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Mcpherson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Mcpherson moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mcpherson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Mcpherson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Mcpherson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva lunges at Mcpherson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcpherson's hand.
A clash of legs there as Mcpherson blocks the low kick.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Mcpherson counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Silva!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mcpherson gets to mount! Silva was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Mcpherson controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is in a horrible position here. Mcpherson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Mcpherson wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Mcpherson's ribs.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mcpherson misses with a few strikes there.
Mcpherson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A left lands for Silva.
Mcpherson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mcpherson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcpherson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Carmelo Mcpherson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Mcpherson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mcpherson stalling.
Mcpherson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is positioning himself well to prevent Mcpherson advancing to mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mcpherson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carmelo Mcpherson.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcpherson.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mcpherson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mcpherson shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Mcpherson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mcpherson but Mcpherson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Mcpherson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mcpherson stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Mcpherson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Silva is not content to let Mcpherson control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcpherson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mcpherson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Mcpherson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mcpherson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carmelo Mcpherson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

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

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva wants to break free but Mcpherson has control.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Mcpherson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mcpherson tries to pull guard but Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mcpherson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Mcpherson prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva drives through and clinches with Mcpherson against the cage.
Mcpherson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Silva with a hook.

It looks like Carmelo Mcpherson has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Mcpherson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carmelo Mcpherson. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Mcpherson looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mcpherson wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Carmelo Mcpherson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mcpherson misses with a wild body shot.
Mcpherson keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva digs a good hook to Mcpherson's body.
Carmelo Mcpherson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mcpherson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch but Mcpherson is avoiding it.
Mcpherson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mcpherson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mcpherson misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Mcpherson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mcpherson is trying to pull guard but Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Mcpherson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Mcpherson is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Mcpherson into the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Mcpherson pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mcpherson pulls Silva into guard.
Mcpherson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mcpherson controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Anderson Silva!