PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Fulton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Fulton
vs
Silva

203 cm
18
193 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Intelligent

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Pedro Fulton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Darius Henderson and Ben Watson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva punishes Fulton's body with a nice straight punch.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Silva feints and as Fulton raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Fulton blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva stands up from Fulton's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to control but Fulton is keeping him busy.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fulton sees it coming and defends easily.
Fulton works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fulton wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva pushes down on Fulton's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fulton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.

Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Fulton's front leg but catches the back leg as Fulton tries to avoid it.
Fulton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Fulton!
You can see the frustration on Fulton's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Fulton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva wants to take a breather but Fulton manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fulton trying to control from the bottom.
Silva trying to control from Fulton's half guard. Fulton has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fulton working a defensive guard here.
Fulton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fulton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but Fulton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fulton defends well.
Fulton really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fulton.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Fulton controls the pace.
Silva is trying to keep Fulton in close.
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!
Fulton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Fulton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fulton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fulton has passed into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is trying to control Fulton's posture but Fulton avoids it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to buck Fulton off.

Fulton decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Silva feints a jab promting Fulton to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fulton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Fulton shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fulton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fulton is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fulton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Fulton postures up.
Fulton wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Fulton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fulton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Fulton postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Fulton from standing up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Fulton tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva lands a nice hook to Fulton's body. Fulton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fulton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch up but Fulton circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Fulton misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Fulton gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fulton controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fulton working a defensive guard here.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.

Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fulton looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fulton looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fulton!

Fulton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fulton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
The ground and pound from Fulton seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Fulton cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard.
Fulton taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fulton throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fulton trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to control Fulton's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva tries to get to full guard but Fulton has control of the leg.
Silva wants to control but Fulton is keeping busy.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fulton throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.

Silva forces Fulton back against the cage and clinches.

Silva pulls Fulton into guard.
Fulton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fulton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fulton chips away with some ground and pound.
Fulton throws a big elbow that misses.
Fulton stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Fulton wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fulton throws a big elbow that misses.
Pedro Fulton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Fulton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Silva.
Well 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

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