PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Banger Malone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malone comes to the cage accompanied by Shadows Fall - Divide and Conquer . This should be fireworks!

Malone
vs
Silva Jr

200 cm
27
285 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

200 cm
22
285 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Banger Malone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malone slips a jab and a cross from Silva Jr.
Good work by Silva Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
Malone takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Malone throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Malone plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva Jr lands with a straight right. Malone didn't see that one coming.
Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Malone.
Malone gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Jr.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malone lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva Jr's sensitive parts.

Malone drives through and clinches with Silva Jr against the cage.
Silva Jr takes an elbow to the temple.
Silva Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Malone.
Silva Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Malone.
Malone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Malone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva Jr avoids it.
Malone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Malone blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Malone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Malone misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva Jr is looking to control Malone's arms but Malone gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva Jr has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr avoids the elbow strike from Malone, against the cage.
Silva Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Malone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva Jr scores with a hook to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Malone just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva Jr's brow.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Malone avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Malone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Malone has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Malone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Silva Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left hand lands to the body for Silva Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malone tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Silva Jr is leaning against Malone and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Malone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Malone tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Silva Jr wants to stall.
Silva Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Malone is breathing heavily.
Silva Jr's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Malone missing with knees to the body.
Silva Jr dodges an elbow strike from Malone.
Silva Jr blocks an elbow strike from Malone.
Silva Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva Jr looking to throw knees to the head but Malone is blocking nicely.
Silva Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malone or not.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silva Jr.
A hook to the body from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr stalling in the clinch.
Silva Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Malone backwards.

It looks like Banger Malone has been cut.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Malone is rocked!
Silva Jr creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Malone with a big uppercut! Malone tries to clinch up but Silva Jr pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Malone to the mat! Malone covers up and Silva Jr unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Anderson Silva Jr!
A very excited looking Anderson Silva Jr rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.