PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcelo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Norris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Silva
vs
Norris

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Likes ground

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcelo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Andy Norris!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Norris decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Norris is controlling the pace.
Norris wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Norris decides to stand up.
Norris misses the jab.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Norris fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Norris has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Norris's head.
Norris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Norris as he avoids it easily.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Marcelo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Norris.

Norris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva has Norris pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Norris manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva trying to stall but Norris improves his position.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Norris breaks from the clinch.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Norris 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.
Norris moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Norris stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Norris looks gassed!
Norris takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Norris counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Norris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Norris gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Norris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norris working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Norris fails to move to back control.
Norris thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Norris has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva tries to hold on but Norris pushes him away.
Norris sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Norris looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Norris wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Norris takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcelo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Norris shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Norris 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.
Norris scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Norris is looking to clinch.
No luck for Norris with that takedown attempt.

Norris drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Norris is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris advances to half guard.
Norris trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Norris is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Norris thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva is not content to let Norris control the position.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nice takedown defense from Norris. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Norris fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Marcelo Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Norris.
Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Norris should have avoided that one.
Marcelo Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Norris swinging wilding here.
Norris takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva clinches but Norris breaks the clinch

and Norris counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Norris preventing the sweep.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Norris stands up from Silva's guard - Norris perhaps looking for a knockout.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Norris is proving a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Norris cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Norris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva thuds his shin into the meat of Norris's side.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Norris counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
Norris trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Norris slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Norris preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Norris controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Norris gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva lands with a nice combination. Norris backs away looking to recover.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Norris misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Norris sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcelo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Norris rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Norris walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Norris tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a head kick but Norris moves out of range.
Silva misses with the combination.
Norris's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Norris duly obliges.
Norris tries to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Norris counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Norris closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Norris pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Norris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Norris is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Norris circles away and we're back to standing.
A head kick from Silva lands but Norris takes it in his stride.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Norris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Norris tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Norris. Norris gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Norris throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Norris avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Norris plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Norris shows good takedown defense.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva wants to clinch up but Norris keeps it at a distance.
Norris shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Norris has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Norris takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Marcelo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Norris is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Norris blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Norris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Norris 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Norris!