PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva comes to the ring accompanied by Pendulum - Blood Sugar. The crowd seem to be enjoying Thor Silva's choice of entrance music: Sandstorm. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Wanderlei Silva had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Silva
vs
Silva

186 cm
21
187 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

180 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Thor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Radbod Blank and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thor Silva throws an off balance right hand
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thor Silva misses with a double jab
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Thor Silva has been cut.
Thor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thor Silva lands an overhand right.
Thor Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Thor Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Wanderlei Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Wanderlei Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wanderlei Silva throws a shot from downtown. Thor Silva moves away and avoids it.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a hook.
Thor Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wanderlei Silva misses with an uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva swings for the body but Thor Silva moves out of range.
Wanderlei Silva tries to bum rush Thor Silva with a series of wild strikes but Thor Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wanderlei Silva lands with a straight right. Thor Silva didn't see that one coming.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a hook
and Thor Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wanderlei Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thor Silva throws a leg kick
and Wanderlei Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wanderlei Silva loads up on a big right hand but Thor Silva slips the punch.
Wanderlei Silva throws a hook to the side of Thor Silva's head but Thor Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wanderlei Silva misses with the combination.
Thor Silva misses with a combination
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Wanderlei Silva sizes up Thor Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That has opened up Thor Silva's cut even more.
Thor Silva slips under a jab from Wanderlei Silva.
Thor Silva throws a combination that misses
and Wanderlei Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thor Silva looks gassed!
Thor Silva throws a right hand that misses
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Wanderlei Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thor Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thor Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thor Silva momentarily.
Wanderlei Silva lands with an overhand left.
Wanderlei Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wanderlei Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thor Silva.
Wanderlei Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thor Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Wanderlei Silva 's knee.
Thor Silva cracks Wanderlei Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thor Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva looks to land a left hand but Thor Silva moved out of range nicely.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thor Silva misses with a body punch
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wanderlei Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wanderlei Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Thor Silva.
Wanderlei Silva throws a good cross that connects.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, jab by Wanderlei Silva - just one landing.

The cut above Thor Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice jab there from Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva looks to land a left hand but Thor Silva moved out of range nicely.
Wanderlei Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Thor Silva misses with a combination
and Wanderlei Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wanderlei Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wanderlei Silva looks to land a left hand but Thor Silva moved out of range nicely.
Thor Silva misses with a double jab
letting Wanderlei Silva counter with a right hand.

Thor Silva's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Thor Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Thor Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thor Silva misses with a hook.
Wanderlei Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thor Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wanderlei Silva.
Wanderlei Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Thor Silva's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva is the new middleweight champion!