PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ingemar Anders (ranked 3203 p4p, 353 weight class) and Afa Sila (ranked 2243 p4p, 254 weight class). Sila has chosen Samoa Joe - Destroyer (Entrance Theme) as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Anders
vs
Sila

175 cm
47
153 lbs
49 - 39 - 3

173 cm
41
161 lbs
28 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 49 - 39 - 3, fighting out of New York, Ingemar Anders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Afa Sila!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Sila.
Anders misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sila connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anders lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Anders takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sila misses with a kick to the body.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Anders misses the jab.
Anders has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Sila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sila manages to avoid it.
Afa Sila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anders tries to bum rush Sila with a series of wild strikes but Sila uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Sila down.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Sila's head but Sila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sila staying out of range there.
Anders misses with a hook
and Sila counters with a leg kick.
Sila avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sila was well out of range. Poor timing from Anders.
Anders throws a right hand that misses
and Sila counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sila changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anders moves out of range as Sila throws a body kick.
Sila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Sila.
Anders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sila counters with a straight right hand.
Anders throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anders takes a swing at Sila's ribcage but misses.
Anders misses with a head kick.
Sila lands with a kick to the ribs.
Sila connects with a nice looking jab.
Anders misses with a jab to the body
and Anders takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders misses the jab.
Sila connects with a leg kick. Anders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sila throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Sila's head but Sila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sila.
Sila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Anders throws a hook to the side of Sila's head but Sila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Anders misses with a few strikes there.
Sila lands with a shot to the body.
Anders misses with a hook.
Anders does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sila.
Sila takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Sila paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sila scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anders doesn't seem bothered though.
Sila fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anders has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sila throws a sloppy head kick

and Anders counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sila!

Anders stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a looping right.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sila manages to avoid it.
Anders lands a jab to Sila's midsection.
Sila connects with a crisp jab.
Anders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A big left from Anders misses.
Anders is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Anders checks the leg kick.
Anders misses with a combination
and Sila counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab by Anders.
Sila throws a low kick but Anders moves out of range easily.
Sila moves out of range of the strikes.
Sila is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Anders had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sila only half commits to the counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Anders misses.
Sila pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Sila throws a low kick, looking for Anders's leg but Anders calmly moves out of range.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sila.
Sila works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sila throws a body punch but Anders moves out of range.
Sila connects with the punch.

Anders has Sila up against the cage in a clinch.
Sila lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sila obliges.
Sila trying to land knees to the body.
Anders tries to throw a body punch but Sila avoids it by throwing Anders back against the cage.
Sila misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afa Sila dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick from Anders misses.
Anders misses with a straight left.
Sila chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Anders.
A punch lands to the side of Anders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anders lands a nice hook to Sila's body. Sila takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Anders misses the shot to the body.
Sila tries a low kick but Anders avoids it.
Anders is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anders attempts a counter takedown but Sila avoids it well and moves away.
Sila moves out of range as Anders strikes.
Afa Sila seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders misses with a double jab
letting Sila counter with a right hand.
Sila has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Anders bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Anders.
Sila tries to bum rush Anders with a series of wild strikes but Anders uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila misses with a body kick.
Anders fails to land with a series of punches.
Sila cracks Anders with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Anders looks to throw a body kick
enabling Sila to counter with a crisp jab.
Anders loads up on a big right hand but Sila slips the punch.
Anders throws the left hand but Sila avoids the punch easily.
Sila throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sila throws a shot to the body.
Sila throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Anders tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Anders avoids the head kick by Sila.
Anders is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sila.
Sila swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Anders lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sila circles away quickly and effectively.
A big right from Anders misses.
Sila replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Anders blocks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Sila.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Anders misses with an uppercut. Sila saw that one coming.
Sila connects with a leg kick. Anders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sila avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sila was well out of range. Poor timing from Anders.
Sila thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sila tests Anders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice defenses there by Sila.
Anders thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anders throws a right hand that misses
and Sila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Anders misses with a lunging right hand
and Sila counters with an outside leg kick.
Sila dodges the punch combination from Anders.
Sila flicks out a counter leg kick but Anders steps away.
Anders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sila.
Anders scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Anders.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders misses with a straight right.
Sila throws a body kick that misses.
Sila looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Anders was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sila.
Anders throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sila counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anders moves out of range of the body kick from Sila.
Sila works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila lands a slapping body shot.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Sila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.
Anders throws a front kick aimed at Sila's knee but Sila avoids it well.
Anders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some wild striking there from Sila.
Anders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila checks the leg kick nicely there.
Anders on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sila.
Sila misses with a low kick as Anders jumps back.
Anders half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Anders swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sila looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anders looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sila misses with a body shot.
Sila connects with a leg kick. Anders looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sila moves away from the strike by Anders.
Anders misses with an uppercut
and Sila counters with a body kick that stops Anders in his tracks momentarily.
Sila blocks a head kick by Anders.
Anders throws an overhand right that lands on Sila's shoulder, as Sila tries to avoid the shot.
Anders misses with a body shot.
Anders avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Afa Sila 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. This is the final round!

Anders takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anders checks a low kick from Sila.
Anders takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sila throws a hook but Anders avoids it easily.
Anders lunges at Sila with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sila's hand.
Sila swinging wildly here.
Sila avoids the body shot from Anders.
Anders pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anders tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sila scores with a hook.
Sila moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sila lands a really nice looking cross but Anders seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sila throws a head kick but Anders moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sila throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sila throws out a loose jab but Anders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sila fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Anders checks it well.
Anders is looking to counter punch.
Sila waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Anders.
Sila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Anders misses its intended target.
Anders throws a jab when Sila was well out of range.
And Sila responds with a good body kick, but Anders manages to step out the way in time.
Sila scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sila moves away.
Sila fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sila checks a low kick from Anders.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sila, right into the meat.
Anders throws a shot to the body.
Sila misses with a looping right.
Sila doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders defending well as Sila loads up on a big left hand.
Sila lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders swings widly with a right hand
and Sila counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sila checks the leg kick.
Anders lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Anders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sila.
Sila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Anders.
Sila pushes Anders away with a front kick.
Sila displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anders throws out the jab.
Sila misses with an uppercut.
Nice body kick from Sila.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anders throws a solid leg kick but Sila takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anders misses with a body shot
and Sila makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sila looks to land a left hand but Anders moved out of range nicely.
Anders throws a jab but it's blocked by Sila.
Sila steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anders.
Ingemar Anders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Sila scores with a punch to the head.
Sila throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Anders swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sila motions for Anders to come forward. Sila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders is looking to score with low kicks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sila feints and then cracks Anders's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anders down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Sila does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders misses with a hook. Sila ducked under it nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sila.
Anders will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sila uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Anders takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Anders takes a swing at Sila's ribcage but misses.
Anders throws a leg kick
and Sila counters with a nice uppercut.
Decent striking displayed by Sila there.
Sila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Anders on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sila throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anders.
Anders appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Anders throws a series of punches but Sila moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Afa Sila comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sila winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afa Sila!
Post fight, Afa Sila stared into the camera and said 'To All My Samoans, Tongan, Maoris And My Other Pacific Island Homies. This Victory Is For All Of You USO '.