PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vanderlei Silva (ranked 6719 p4p, 701 weight class) and Jackson Martinez (ranked 6643 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Silva
vs
Martinez

163 cm
25
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Martinez !
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Martinez .

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jab from Silva.
Martinez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
It looked like Silva wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Martinez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva really is a fat lump.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Silva.
Martinez is looking for a takedown.
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silva.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez is trying to pull guard but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The referee calls for Silva to work.
Martinez tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez 's elbow.
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martinez blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Silva to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Martinez avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva tries to work over Martinez 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Martinez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Martinez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Martinez is looking to clinch.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva lands a body shot.
Vanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Martinez fails in his attempt to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinez takes one to the side of the head.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A quick step to the side and Silva tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva blocks a head kick by Martinez .
Martinez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Martinez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Martinez throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Martinez finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Martinez 's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Silva is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.

Martinez drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick Martinez off! Martinez jumps back into Silva's guard.
Martinez looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva wants to control the position but Martinez says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Martinez is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Martinez misses with a low kick.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Martinez can do to turn this around?
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva is stalling here.
Silva tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Martinez controls the action.

Martinez 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Martinez circles away.
Martinez throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Martinez at a distance.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Martinez .
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Martinez .
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva tries to bum rush Martinez with a series of wild strikes but Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Martinez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Martinez 's belly button to the back.
Martinez tries to clinch up
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Martinez scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Martinez is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva is working an open guard so Martinez takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Martinez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Martinez misses with a double jab.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Martinez prevents a body shot from Silva.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.

Martinez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Martinez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws an elbow that misses. Martinez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Silva's guard. Nice move by Martinez !

Martinez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martinez is continuing to stall.
Silva is striking off his back. Martinez thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez prevents Silva from improving his position.
Martinez not doing much here.
Martinez frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martinez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vanderlei Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Martinez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Martinez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Martinez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.

Silva clinches.
Martinez wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.
Vanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jackson Martinez .
Martinez wants to stall.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martinez 's elbow.
Martinez tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Martinez drops back down to his feet.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Martinez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martinez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Martinez throws a head kick that misses.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Martinez backs up against the cage.
Martinez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Silva counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva punishes Martinez 's body with a nice straight punch.

Martinez tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Vanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Martinez backwards.
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!
Martinez jumps guard but Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva pushes Martinez back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martinez as Silva tries to tie him up.

Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Martinez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Martinez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jackson Martinez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martinez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Martinez back into the cage.
Martinez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to break free but Martinez pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Silva.
Martinez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Martinez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Martinez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.

Martinez shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva looking to control.
Martinez is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Martinez is now in half guard.
Jackson Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vanderlei Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!
Judge William Gold scores the fight for Vanderlei Silva!

Vanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!