PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nekyba Nekyba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Nekyba

190 cm
21
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
230 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nekyba Nekyba!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Leandro Rodrigues and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Nekyba looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Nekyba has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Nekyba stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nekyba is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Nekyba throws knees to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Nekyba throws knees to the body.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nekyba gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Nekyba has double underhooks.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nekyba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.

Silva has hold of one of Nekyba's legs. Nekyba is fighting the takedown attempt but Silva gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nekyba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva shoots in but Nekyba avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Nekyba moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown.
Nekyba landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nekyba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Nekyba keeps him there for the moment.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva wants a takedown.
Nekyba with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nekyba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nekyba landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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 Nekyba walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Nekyba to the mat! Nekyba manages to get full guard.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

Silva stands and steps away. Nekyba gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nekyba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nekyba Nekyba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nekyba stuffs the takedown.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nekyba darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Nekyba's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Nekyba.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nekyba throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nekyba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Nekyba clinches up against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva pulls guard effortlessly.
Silva controlling Nekyba's posture.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Nekyba swivels and escapes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Nekyba. That's going to slow Silva down.
Nekyba throws a nice outside leg kick.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Silva gets to his feet. Nekyba looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A good leg kick by Nekyba.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nekyba's waist but Nekyba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nekyba tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Nekyba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nekyba, right into the meat.
Nekyba is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nekyba's waist but Nekyba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Nekyba circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nekyba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nekyba is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Nekyba circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Nekyba shows good takedown defense.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nekyba.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nekyba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva wants to clinch up but Nekyba keeps it at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Nekyba which made him look bad.
Nekyba stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Nekyba tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nekyba is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Nekyba circles away and we're back to standing.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A nice leg kick lands there from Nekyba.
Nekyba wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Nekyba is looking to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nekyba as he avoids it easily.

Silva shoots in and bounces Nekyba off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Nekyba is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Nekyba for as long as he can get away with.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.

Nekyba clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Nekyba tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Nekyba.
A knee to the head by Nekyba.
Nekyba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nekyba is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Nekyba down to the mat. Nekyba avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nekyba. Nekyba obviously looking to wear him down.
Nekyba lands a head kick!
Nekyba scores with a head kick.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nekyba is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Nekyba circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva thuds his right hand into Nekyba's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nekyba looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Nekyba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

Nekyba clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekyba with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nekyba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Nekyba landing knees to the body.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nekyba gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nekyba crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Nekyba missing with knees to the body.
Nekyba keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva avoiding damage as Nekyba throws knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nekyba misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Nekyba trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Nekyba shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Nekyba lands a knee to the head.
Nekyba looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nekyba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Nekyba pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Nekyba gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nekyba pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nekyba prevents it.
Nekyba gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silva just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nekyba's brow.
Nekyba lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva wants a takedown.
Nekyba scores a nice knee to the body.
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 Nekyba walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nekyba Nekyba has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nekyba tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nekyba Nekyba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Anderson Silva!