PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henry Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres comes to the cage accompanied by No Control-You will crawl. Wanderlei Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Torres
vs
Silva

182 cm
25
235 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

205 cm
27
275 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Worldwide Nutrition (160q)

Bullet Proof System

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Torres throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Torres thinking.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Torres moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva scores with the left hand. Torres knows he should have avoided that one.
Torres tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A nice side step and Silva releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Torres counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Torres counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva clobbers Torres with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Torres walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Torres throwing a counter right hand but Silva manages to avoid it.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with the combination.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Silva lands with a left to the head.
Silva prevents a body shot from Torres.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva can't break the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torres darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
Silva swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva defending well as Torres loads up on a big left hand.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Torres looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Torres looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Torres misses with an uppercut
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva swings for the body but Torres moves out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that misses
letting Torres counter with a right hand.
A big left from Silva misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Torres seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Torres is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Torres shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Torres. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot by Silva.

Silva drives through and clinches with Torres against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Henry Torres has been cut.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Torres tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Torres displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Torres appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Torres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a single shot there.

Torres clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hook to the body lands for Torres.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torres is trying to stall.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Torres trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Torres into the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Despite the aggression on Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Silva takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Torres looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henry Torres's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torres throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Torres.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Torres scores with a punch to the head.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Torres lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva throws a series of punches but Torres avoids them all with ease.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slow jab from Torres misses its intended target.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Torres shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Torres bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva tries to counter with a clinch but Torres shakes him off and moves away.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Torres is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Torres misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Torres misses the target.
Silva swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva has Torres up against the cage in a clinch.
Torres tries to stall but Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Torres wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Torres avoids it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torres, pushing him back against the cage.
Torres wants to stall.
Torres tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Torres has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice shot lands for Torres.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva wants to counter the offense by Torres and move into the clinch position.
Torres throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva is looking to clinch but Torres is avoiding it.
Torres avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Torres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by Silva there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Torres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva slips a straight right by Torres.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Torres avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Torres takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Torres lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Torres looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Torres persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Torres throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Silva was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Torres misses with a body shot.
Torres misses with a left hand
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Torres looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a straight left.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Silva! But no joy.
Torres shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Torres. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Torres throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Torres throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Torres takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

Silva has managed to clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva scores with a jab.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Torres eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres throws a big shot that misses.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Torres in a clinch.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a left hand.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Torres. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva misses with a body shot.
Torres throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses the shot to the body.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Torres wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Torres will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Torres thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Torres checks a leg kick.
Torres seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Torres shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Torres swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Henry Torres has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Torres throws a right hand that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Torres dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Torres moves out of range.
Torres swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Torres takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left lands for Torres.
Torres looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Torres gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Torres gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva gave a mention to 155q/145q Recovery, 140 Bulk/Stam in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).