PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makabe's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Immigrant Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makabe
vs
Silva

196 cm
20
265 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
275 lbs
11 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Makabe blocks the leg kick.
Makabe tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Makabe moves into the clinch successfully.
I was talking to Makabe's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makabe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Makabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva gets through Makabe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

It looks like Togi Makabe has been cut.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makabes head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Makabe throws an elbow but misses.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makabe avoids the damage to the body.
A short body shot lands from Makabe as the two fighters clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva looks winded!
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Makabe.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makabe's elbow.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makabe is defending well for now.
Makabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Makabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Makabe.
Makabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Makabe.
Makabe stalling.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makabe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Wanderlei Silva's cut even more.
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 takes an elbow to the temple.
Makabe lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Makabe lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Wanderlei Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Come on Makabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Makabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makabe is defending well for now.
Makabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Wanderlei Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Makabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva prevents a body shot from Makabe.
Makabe crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Makabe avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Makabe.
Makabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makabe with a knee to the head.
Makabe throws an elbow that misses.
Makabe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makabe just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Silva cracks Makabe with a nice body shot.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makabe missing with knees to the body.
Makabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Makabe controls his hands.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makabe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Makabe blocks an uppercut.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Makabe managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Makabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva works on Makabe's body with a couple of short punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Makabe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makabe is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Makabe into the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Silva is working Makabe over against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.

Togi Makabe's cut is getting worse.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makabes head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makabe backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Makabe is trying to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Togi Makabe will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Togi Makabe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Makabe is looking to clinch.
Makabe moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Makabe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva blocks an elbow strike from Makabe.
Silva lands with a short shot to the head.
Makabe crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Makabe avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Makabe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Makabe misses with a knee strike.
Makabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Makabe looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Makabe backwards.
Silva lands with a left to the head.

Togi Makabe's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Makabe managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makabe backwards.

Makabe is rocked!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makabe.
Oh Makabe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Makabe managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva pushes Makabe against the cage. Silva is working some dirty boxing. Silva pushes off with a quick right hook! Makabe goes down! Makabe tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Silva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!, into his post fight interview.