PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mcgregor Conor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Conor

188 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
188 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mcgregor Conor!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva leaves Conor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Silva fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Conor to the ground. Silva is now in Conor's guard.
Conor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Conor keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Conor is on top in guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Conor throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Conor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva passes into half guard.

Conor looking for submissions off his back.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Conor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva is keen to just control but Conor is a slippery customer.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Conor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Conor on the ground.

Conor looking for a triangle here. Silva is fighting it but it looks tight! Conor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Silva is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mcgregor Conor!