PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Anechine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renato Anechine looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Anechine
vs
Tabare Ortiz Silva

185 cm
29
275 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

203 cm
21
293 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Anechine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ortiz Silva has Anechine up against the cage in a clinch.
Anechine looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Anechine wants to stall.
Anechine is trying to push Ortiz Silva away but Ortiz Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Anechine as Ortiz Silva tries to tie him up.
Ortiz Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anechine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

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

Ortiz Silva moves into the clinch.

Ortiz Silva breaks the clinch.
Anechine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anechine swats away the attempt to clinch by Ortiz Silva.
Ortiz Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anechine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ortiz Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Anechine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ortiz Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ortiz Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Anechine gets double underhooks and turns Ortiz Silva into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Anechine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ortiz Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ortiz Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Ortiz Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Ortiz Silva clinches.
Ortiz Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Anechine is defending well for now.
Ortiz Silva jumps guard but Anechine stands there with Ortiz Silva around his waist. Ortiz Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Renato Anechine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva.
Ortiz Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ortiz Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anechine.
Ortiz Silva is pushing Anechine up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Ortiz Silva manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Ortiz Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Anechine is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ortiz Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anechine postures up in Ortiz Silva's guard and throws a big left but Ortiz Silva blocks it.
Ortiz Silva wants to get back to his feet but Anechine is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
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!
Ortiz Silva working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ortiz Silva is on top in guard.
Ortiz Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ortiz Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Anechine is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anechine keeping moving, preventing Ortiz Silva from controlling successfully.
Ortiz Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Ortiz Silva is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Anechine defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anechine keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Ortiz Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ortiz Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anechine doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ortiz Silva.
Anechine is refusing to be controlled, as Ortiz Silva sits in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anechine wants to improve his position but Ortiz Silva is controlling well.
Ortiz Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anechine is trying to control but can't.
Ortiz Silva wants to control but Anechine is keeping him busy.

Ortiz Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Anechine defends the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ortiz Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Anechine does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva 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.

Ortiz Silva looks for a takedown but Anechine sprawls well.
Anechine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Anechine fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ortiz Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Ortiz Silva trying to control the position but instead, Anechine has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ortiz Silva into the cage.
Ortiz Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ortiz Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ortiz Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Anechine.

Ortiz Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Anechine stuffs the takedown.

Ortiz Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anechine to the mat! Anechine manages to get full guard.
Anechine keeping full guard, as Ortiz Silva tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anechine tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anechine works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ortiz Silva wants to control from the top but Anechine keeps moving.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Anechine being controlled here, momentarily.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ortiz Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ortiz Silva wants to clinch.
Anechine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ortiz Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Anechine circles away.

Ortiz Silva forces Anechine back against the cage and clinches.
Ortiz Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Anechine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortiz Silva trying to stall but Anechine improves his position.
Ortiz Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Anechine blocks with his arms.

Ortiz Silva jumps guard.
Anechine postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anechine trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anechine wants to get up but he can't break Ortiz Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Anechine stands up from Ortiz Silva's guard - Anechine perhaps looking for a knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ortiz Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Anechine did well to prevent Ortiz Silva getting side control.
Anechine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ortiz Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anechine has managed to free his arm - good work.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ortiz Silva working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Anechine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Anechine is trying to keep Ortiz Silva in close.
Ortiz Silva throwing strikes from guard but Anechine blocks nicely.
Anechine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ortiz Silva trying to control but Anechine is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Anechine's guard.

Ortiz Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Ortiz Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ortiz Silva wants to control from the top but Anechine keeps moving.

Ortiz Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Anechine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anechine trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Anechine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Ortiz Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Anechine as Ortiz Silva shoots in.
Ortiz Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Ortiz Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Renato Anechine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva.

Ortiz Silva moves into range and clinches up with Anechine.
Ortiz Silva tries to pull guard but Anechine holds him up against the cage and eventually Ortiz Silva drops back down to his feet.
Anechine jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ortiz Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Anechine gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ortiz Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ortiz Silva throws a nice looking combination but Anechine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ortiz Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anechine throws a sloppy head kick and Ortiz Silva moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz Silva wants to clinch.
Ortiz Silva wants to clinch up but Anechine keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anechine dives in and grabs Ortiz Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ortiz Silva pushes down on Anechine's head and hops out.
Ortiz Silva tries to clinch but Anechine moves out of range.
Anechine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Ortiz Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Anechine won't allow Ortiz Silva to pass to mount.
Ortiz Silva is looking to take a break and control but Anechine is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ortiz Silva perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Ortiz Silva is trying to work for a kimura but Anechine is defending well.
Ortiz Silva working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anechine keeps control of the position for the meantime.

Ortiz Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Anechine defends the submission attempt.

Ortiz Silva is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anechine has managed to free his arm - good work.
Anechine is controlling Ortiz Silva's position as best he can from this difficult position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva is trying to control. Anechine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ortiz Silva is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Anechine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anechine misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Ortiz Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Ortiz Silva is looking for a kimura but Anechine is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ortiz Silva to get the leverage.
Ortiz Silva is trying to control. Anechine wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Anechine is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Anechine is looking for a sweep. Ortiz Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz Silva controlling the pace.
Anechine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Ortiz Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Anechine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Ortiz Silva closes the distance and pushes Anechine back into the cage.

Anechine drags the fight down to the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anechine can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ortiz Silva controls the pace.
Anechine wants to stand and escape but Ortiz Silva is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ortiz Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Enzo Tabare Ortiz Silva!