PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Douglas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Darude - Sandstorm. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Douglas
vs
Silva

165 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
167 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Win Nutritional

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Billy Douglas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Douglas lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Douglas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
A slow jab from Douglas misses its intended target.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Douglas finish him?
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Douglas throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
Silva lands a head kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Douglas missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Douglas lands an overhand right.
Decent striking displayed by Douglas there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva blocks a jab.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Douglas misses the jab.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Douglas.
Douglas scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Billy Douglas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas misses with an uppercut.
Douglas tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Douglas swinging wilding here.
Douglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Douglas lands with a shot to the body.
Douglas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva looks gassed!
Douglas connects with a single shot there.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Douglas is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Douglas misses with a wild combination.
Douglas avoids the head kick by Silva.
A left and a right from Douglas both land. Nice combination.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Douglas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Douglas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Douglas scores with a nice head shot.
Silva wants to clinch.
Jab by Douglas.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Douglas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silva tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.
Douglas throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Douglas shrugs it off.
Billy Douglas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Douglas thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Douglas lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Douglas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Douglas dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
Billy Douglas is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Douglas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.

Douglas lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Douglas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Douglas scores with a nice body kick.
Silva slips under a jab from Douglas.
A combination from Douglas does no damage.
Douglas throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Douglas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Douglas scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Silva might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Douglas has got the better of the exchanges.
Silva tries to clinch but Douglas moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Douglas swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Douglas's head but Douglas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Douglas pushes him off.
Silva tries to clinch but Douglas is having none of it.

Douglas lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Douglas thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Douglas tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Douglas swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Douglas circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Douglas.
Nice shot by Douglas.
Silva moves out of range as Douglas strikes.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Douglas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Silva avoids the body shot from Douglas.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Douglas swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to clinch but Douglas moves away
and Douglas counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Douglas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Danga de danga de dang - Douglas scores with a four punch combination!
Douglas swinging wilding here.
Douglas throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Douglas to acknowledge the strikes.
Douglas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Douglas.
Douglas circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Silva gets a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Silva throws an elbow but misses.

Douglas breaks the clinch.
A head kick from Silva lands but Douglas takes it in his stride.
Douglas scores with a nice right hand.
Douglas slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Douglas misses with the combination.
A big right from Douglas misses.
Douglas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva is looking to clinch but Douglas is avoiding it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch there but Douglas circles away.
Douglas stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Douglas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Douglas scores with a jab to the body.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva closes the distance but Douglas moves to the side
and Douglas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch
and Douglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Douglas moves away and avoids it.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Douglas scores with a shot to the body.
Douglas looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Douglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Douglas cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Douglas misses with a body shot.
Silva tries to clinch
and Douglas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch up but Douglas keeps it at a distance.
Douglas misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a body punch but Douglas moves out of range.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Douglas counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Douglas moves out of range.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Douglas swivels and escapes.
Billy Douglas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Douglas finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Douglas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Billy Douglas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva wants to clinch but Douglas slips to the side
and Douglas counters with a straight right hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Douglas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Douglas, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy Douglas!