PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reno Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wanderlei Silva's choice of entrance music: Darude-Sandstorm. Wanderlei Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silva
vs
Silva

188 cm
24
210 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

185 cm
19
211 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reno Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reno Silva misses with the combination.
Reno Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Reno Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wanderlei Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Reno Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva scoring with some ground and pound.
Reno Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Reno Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reno Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wanderlei Silva on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reno Silva wants to stand up but Wanderlei Silva is controlling him.
Wanderlei Silva throws and elbow that misses. Reno Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wanderlei Silva's guard. Nice move by Reno Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Reno Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Wanderlei Silva.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Wanderlei Silva holds on and takes a little breather.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reno Silva's waist but Reno Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanderlei Silva off to one side.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Reno Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Reno Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reno Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wanderlei Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reno Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reno Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Nice takedown defense from Reno Silva. No joy for Wanderlei Silva on that attempt.
Reno Silva is breathing heavily.
Wanderlei Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wanderlei Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Reno Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Wanderlei Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Reno Silva works over Wanderlei Silva's head and body with a nice combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Reno Silva, looking for a takedown. Wanderlei Silva pushes Reno Silva against the cage but Reno Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reno Silva scores with a one two! Wanderlei Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Reno Silva stuffs the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Reno Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck for Wanderlei Silva with that takedown attempt.
Reno Silva throws a right hand that Wanderlei Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Wanderlei Silva also avoids with ease.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown but Reno Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reno Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A head kick misses from Reno Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wanderlei Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch.
Wanderlei Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reno Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Reno Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wanderlei Silva feints and as Reno Silva raises his hands in defense, Wanderlei Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Reno Silva wants to stand up but Wanderlei Silva is controlling him.
Wanderlei Silva lands a couple of digs.
Wanderlei Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wanderlei Silva is in close to Reno Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wanderlei Silva works over Reno Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Wanderlei Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Reno Silva's head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reno Silva keeping moving, preventing Wanderlei Silva from controlling successfully.
Wanderlei Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva with a nice head shot there.
Wanderlei Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wanderlei Silva wants to control from the top but Reno Silva keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wanderlei Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wanderlei Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Reno Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wanderlei Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wanderlei Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reno Silva avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two 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.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Reno Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reno Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reno Silva as he jumps to the side.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Reno Silva circles away.
Reno Silva throws a series of strikes that have Wanderlei Silva backpedaling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reno Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wanderlei Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wanderlei Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wanderlei Silva thows a huge punch but Reno Silva dodges it nicely.
Wanderlei Silva working over Reno Silva with some ground and pound. Reno Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wanderlei Silva thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Reno Silva is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wanderlei Silva.
Reno Silva pushes Wanderlei Silva off looking to stand but Wanderlei Silva dives back in and keeps control.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Wanderlei Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Reno Silva to the mat! Reno Silva manages to get full guard.
Reno Silva is looking to stand up but Wanderlei Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Wanderlei Silva throws a strike but Reno Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wanderlei Silva working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Reno Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wanderlei Silva is defended easily by Reno Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Reno Silva, as that shot connected.
Reno Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanderlei Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Reno Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Reno Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Danga de danga de dang - Reno Silva scores with a four punch combination!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Reno Silva. No joy for Wanderlei Silva on that attempt.
Reno Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Reno Silva moves out of range.
Wanderlei Silva avoids the head kick by Reno Silva.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reno Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reno Silva but Reno Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wanderlei Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Reno Silva counters with a two punch combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wanderlei Silva throws a lazy head kick
and Reno Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reno Silva misses with a head kick.
Wanderlei Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reno Silva is fending him off so far but Wanderlei Silva persists. Nope, Reno Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Wanderlei Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reno Silva's waist but Reno Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wanderlei Silva off to one side.
Reno Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reno Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch.
Reno Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reno Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Reno Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Wanderlei Silva. Wanderlei Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Reno Silva.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Reno Silva but Reno Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Reno Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Wanderlei Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reno Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in and drives through. Reno Silva sprawls well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Horrible takedown by Wanderlei Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Reno Silva which made him look bad.
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reno Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wanderlei Silva looks for a takedown but Reno Silva sprawls well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wanderlei Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Reno Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reno Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reno 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reno Silva!