PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Bone

190 cm
20
190 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 - 1 - 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Murdock Bone!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva with a knee to the head.

It looks like Murdock Bone has been cut.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bone working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Bone blocks with his arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Bone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Bone tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Bone drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bone's face.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bone.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bone is blocking nicely.
Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Bone.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murdock Bone.
Bone throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bone is controlling the position.
Bone keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bone throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva wants to clinch.
Bone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Bone lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Bone is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

Bone shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bone working the ground and pound effectively.
Bone lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bone with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bone dominating with strikes here.
Bone trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Silva somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Bone.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bone darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Decent striking displayed by Bone there.
Bone dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bone pushes him off.
Bone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to clinch there but Bone circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bone keeps it at a distance.

Bone clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bone jumps guard but Silva stands there with Bone around his waist. Bone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bone is blocking nicely.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva avoiding damage as Bone throws knees to the body.
Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Bone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bone is trying to drag Silva to the mat but Silva just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, jab by Bone - just one landing.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Bone counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bone.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Bone control the position.
Silva is trying to buck Bone off.
Silva is not content to let Bone control the position.

Silva explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bone's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Bone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Bone is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Bone as the two fighters clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Murdock Bone will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Murdock Bone's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

Bone closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Silva kicks Bone off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bone throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Bone misses with a wild combination.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva is looking to clinch but Bone is avoiding it.
Bone throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bone counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva tries to clinch up but Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bone keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Bone moves out of range.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Bone changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bone takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Bone taking a breather.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Bone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bone wants to get back to his feet.
Bone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva tries to kick Bone off but Bone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bone tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Bone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva tries to kick Bone off but Bone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bone clinches with his opponent.
Bone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bone tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Bone drops back down to his feet.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murdock Bone.
Bone tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Bone drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bone working hard to break the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murdock Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swinging wilding here.
Bone shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva clinches but Bone breaks the clinch

and Bone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bone connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.

Silva makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Bone stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva wants to clinch.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Bone shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bone circles away.
Silva throws a right hand that Bone ducks under and follows up with a left that Bone also avoids with ease.
Bone shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Bone on that attempt.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bone wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Bone was not able to check.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bone misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Murdock Bone will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Murdock Bone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bone tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bone.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Bone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bone swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bone bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bone misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bone counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

Silva pushes Bone off and gets back to his feet.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Bone keeps him there for the moment.
Silva prevents Bone from breaking the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Bone is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva has Bone pressed against the cage, preventing Bone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bone can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Bone wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bone tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bone circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bone counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva rushes Bone and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Bone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bone tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bone fails to pull guard.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Murdock Bone.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Bone shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Bone lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bone.
Bone tries to clinch up.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bone moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bone dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bone's head and hops out.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bone, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Bone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bone fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bone looking for a takedown.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bone's face.
Bone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bone.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No luck for Bone with that takedown attempt.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Bone shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Bone finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bone looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Silva is trying to stand.
Bone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bone prevents Silva from standing back up.

Silva pushes Bone off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bone counters by clinching up.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Bone won't want to take too many of those.
Bone takes a knee right on the jaw!

Bone has hold of one of Silva's legs. Silva is fighting the takedown attempt but Bone gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Bone from controlling successfully.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bone tries to pass.
Bone prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Bone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Murdock Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bone is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Murdock Bone.
I've got Bone 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Murdock Bone!