PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rikki Tavi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tavi has chosen Stranglehold as his entrance music. The key to victory for Anderson Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva
vs
Tavi

188 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

186 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rikki Tavi!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch up but Tavi keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Tavi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Tavi moves into the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Rikki Tavi has been cut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Tavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tavi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tavi throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Tavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Still in the clinch, Tavi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Tavi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tavi is working Silva over against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Tavi.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tavi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Tavi.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Tavi.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A shot in the inside from Tavi.
Tavi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tavi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Tavi.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Tavi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavi displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silva up against the ropes.
A short uppercut from Tavi.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tavi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Tavi.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tavi.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
Tavi lands with a right to the head.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands with a right to the head.
Tavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavi throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tavi is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Tavi.
Tavi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a right hand.
Tavi leaning against his opponent.
Tavi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Tavi.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Tavi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi lands with a right to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a right hand.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Tavi managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Tavi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi lands a left hand.
Tavi leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Tavi presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Tavi.
Tavi is working Silva over against the ropes.
Tavi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavi lands with a right to the head.
Tavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tavi lands a body shot.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Good body shot from Tavi.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tavi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Tavi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a left hand.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
Tavi trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rikki Tavi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rikki Tavi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tavi circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tavi counters by clinching up.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavi lands with a left to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tavi.
Tavi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavi lands with a right to the head.
A short left from Tavi.
Tavi lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Tavi.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tavi gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavi lands a right hand.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tavi pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Tavi pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Good body shot from Tavi.
Tavi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi slowing the pace effectively.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short body shot lands from Tavi as the two fighters clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tavi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Tavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tavi.
Come on Tavi - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tavi - that landed with a thud.
Tavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavi gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tavi.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Tavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Tavi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Tavi.
Tavi lands with a left to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Tavi.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tavi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva working Tavi over with knees to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavi.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tavi.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Tavi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavi pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi lands a nice uppercut.
Tavi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Tavi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rikki Tavi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tavi's face.
Tavi lands with a left to the head.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tavi pushes Silva back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavi lands a left hand.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Tavi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tavi trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tavi into the ropes.
Tavi struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Tavi swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tavi lands with a left to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tavi.
Tavi wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rikki Tavi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rikki Tavi's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch up

and Tavi counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Tavi.
Tavi has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tavi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tavi lands a nice uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Tavi.
Tavi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Tavi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tavi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tavi cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavi.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a shot to the body.
Tavi lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tavi is defending well for now.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Tavi lands a right hand.
Tavi leaning against his opponent.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands with a short shot to the head.
Tavi misses with some punches.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two 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.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tavi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Tavi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Tavi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tavi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a right hand.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tavi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi pushes Silva back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Tavi is struggling to control the position.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Tavi.
A shot in the inside from Tavi.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tavi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
A short right from Tavi on the inside.
Tavi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tavi scores with a shoulder strike.
Tavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tavi lands a shoulder strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tavi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Tavi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tavi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tavi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tavi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Tavi has Silva pressed against the ropes.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tavi lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tavi.
Tavi lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Tavi blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Tavi blocks it.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Tavi is blocking nicely.
Tavi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A short right from Tavi.
Tavi lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Tavi.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Rikki Tavi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tavi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rikki Tavi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tavi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rikki Tavi!