PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kanan Owi (ranked 5955 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 6797 p4p, 503 weight class). Anderson Silva has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kanan Owi's chin.

Owi
vs
Silva

180 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kanan Owi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Owi moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Owi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Owi lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Owi.
Owi leaning his opponent against the cage.
Owi struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Owi tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owi misses with the head strike.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owi prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owi taking a breather.
Silva blocking some punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owi has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owi smiles and moves away.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Owi in a clinch.
Owi throws a head punch that misses.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Owi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Owi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Owi won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owi misses with a punch to the body.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Owi is controlling the position.
Good body shot from Owi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Owi keeps him there for the moment.
Owi working aggressively here.
Owi pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owi prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva letting Owi take a breather here.
A head punch on the inside from Owi fails to land.
Silva is working for takedown but Owi is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kanan Owi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Owi misses with some punches.
Owi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Owi tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short uppercut from Owi.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Owi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Owi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owi tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Owi lands with a left to the head.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva jumps guard but Owi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Owi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva tries to pull guard but Owi forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Owi prevents it.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is trying to push Owi away but Owi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nice body punch from Owi.
Silva blocking some punches.
Owi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owi misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Owi moves out of range of the strikes.
Owi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Owi rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Owi throws a head punch that misses.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanan Owi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Owi is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Owi into the cage.
Owi has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owi just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Owi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Owi is controlling the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owi smiles and moves away.
Kanan Owi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Owi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Owi comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Owi has Silva pushed against the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Owi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Owi lands a shoulder strike.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Owi has double underhooks.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Owi working aggressively here.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Owi smiles and moves away.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Owi has him pressed against the cage.
Owi tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Owi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Owi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Owi fails to land.
Owi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Owi has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has Owi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Owi tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owi slowing the pace effectively.
Owi misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva jumps guard but Owi turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Owi pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.

It looks like Kanan Owi has been cut.
Owi throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Owi is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Owi after a bit of a struggle.
Owi manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Owi stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Owi for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking some punches.
Owi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Owi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Owi has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Owi gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Owi tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Owi back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Owi trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Owi into the cage.
Owi tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Owi back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kanan Owi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kanan Owi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Owi has the dominant position.
Owi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Owi misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Owi.
Owi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva has Owi pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Owi manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is trying to push Owi away but Owi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Owi lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Owi misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Owi.
Owi lands a shoulder strike.
Owi scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Owi misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Owi.
Owi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Owi pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kanan Owi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva wants to break free but Owi has control.
Owi pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva blocks an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Owi.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Owi pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Owi won't allow it.
Owi misses with some punches.
Silva tries to pull guard but Owi won't allow it.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Owi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Owi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Owi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Owi lands a shot to the body.
Owi leaning against his opponent.
Owi tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Owi lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Owi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Owi to keep the fight standing.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Owi won't allow it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owi lands with a right to the head.
Owi will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Owi.
Owi managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Owi gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Owi gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Owi manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Owi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Owi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Owi working aggressively here.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Owi has him pressed against the cage.
Owi misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Owi just stands there and leans against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Owi.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Owi misses with some punches.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Owi lands an uppercut.
Owi keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kanan Owi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Owi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:25
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kanan Owi!