PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Renato Vieira (ranked 3866 p4p, 2993 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music. Anderson Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Vieira
vs
Silva

189 cm
18
190
1 - 1 - 0

188 cm
21
195
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Can Moonwalk

Urban Fighter
Altitude Clothing

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renato Vieira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Vieira drives through with a takedown into Silva's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Vieira cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Vieira drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Vieira jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Vieira passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Vieira has an Americana. Silva didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Vieira is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Vieira hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Renato Vieira!
In defeat, Anderson Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'No one will hit you harder than life itself. It doesn't matter how hard you hit back. It's about how much you can take, and keep fighting, how much you can suffer and keep moving forward. That's how you win.'.