PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Troy Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dean comes to the cage accompanied by eminem- Not Afraid. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Dean
vs
Silva

185 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Troy Dean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Dean looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Dean is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dean postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Dean pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dean lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dean controlling his opponent.
Dean scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dean with shots to the head and body - Silva looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dean looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dean raining down shots from the mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean with a couple of short strikes.
Dean raining down shots from the mount!

Dean goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Dean's guard.
Dean is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dean trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Dean wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Dean is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dean wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dean is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dean lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Dean's head to control him but Dean postures up.
Dean trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva looks gassed!
Dean missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like Dean is going to stand back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Dean counters with a two punch combo.

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.
Dean circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Dean drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Dean is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Silva's shoulder. That is not cool.

Dean decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Dean lands a front kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Dean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Dean dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva dodges the punch combination from Dean.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a leg kick.
Dean fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dean fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dean 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.
Dean has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva wants to stand but Dean is controlling the position.
Dean in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dean postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.

Dean decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!

Dean moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Dean stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Dean - that landed with a thud.
Dean throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dean can't break the clinch.
Dean leaning against his opponent.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Dean tries to tie him up.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.

Dean's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dean throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dean looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Dean persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Dean. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Dean counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dean cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Dean's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva trying to control but Dean postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Dean stands up from half guard.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Dean drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dean with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dean wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Troy Dean overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dean working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dean.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dean postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Dean not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dean pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Dean has control of the leg.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Dean decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Dean dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Silva tries for a takedown but Dean circles away easily
and Dean counters with a nice body kick.

Dean shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Dean takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dean trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva is in a horrible position here. Dean smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Dean prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Dean is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Dean's attempts to control the action.

Dean is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Silva to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Silva shrugs it off.

Dean goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Silva turns into him and now he's in Dean's guard.
Dean is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dean is adopting a defensive guard.
Silva trying to control but Dean is working from the bottom.
Dean lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Dean postures up.
Dean cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva working to try and regain half guard.
Dean working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Dean.

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.
Dean controlling from mount.

Dean swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Silva is now in Dean's guard. A big mistake from Dean there, giving up the dominant position!
Dean can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dean wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Dean showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dean has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Dean!