PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murilo PiuPiu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

PiuPiu
vs
Silva

185 cm
20
204 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
199 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

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 Rio de Janeiro, Murilo PiuPiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Daniel Cesar and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
PiuPiu fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva tries to clinch but PiuPiu moves away

and PiuPiu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
PiuPiu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
PiuPiu wants to break the clinch but can't.
PiuPiu letting Silva take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on PiuPiu's face as he tries to break the clinch.
PiuPiu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
PiuPiu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva is looking to slow PiuPiu down with leg kicks.
Silva tries to clinch

and PiuPiu counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but PiuPiu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
PiuPiu has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

PiuPiu clinches.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. PiuPiu won't want to take too many of those.
PiuPiu is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Silva gets control of PiuPiu's arms and successfully pulls guard. Silva will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but PiuPiu is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva keeping full guard, as PiuPiu tries to pass.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Silva closes the distance and pushes PiuPiu back into the cage.

That's two 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.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing PiuPiu from controlling successfully.
PiuPiu won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

Silva kicks PiuPiu off and gets to his feet.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and PiuPiu counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by PiuPiu there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
PiuPiu wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

PiuPiu has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silva tries to buck PiuPiu off but he can't manage it.

PiuPiu jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Silva is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Silva and PiuPiu has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Silva is trying to buck PiuPiu off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Murilo PiuPiu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
PiuPiu is looking to clinch.

PiuPiu rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but PiuPiu prevents it.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
PiuPiu wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva is trying to stall.
PiuPiu stalling against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Silva has PiuPiu pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. PiuPiu manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Murilo PiuPiu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. PiuPiu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. PiuPiu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
PiuPiu jumps guard but Silva stands there with PiuPiu around his waist. PiuPiu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but PiuPiu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by PiuPiu as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
PiuPiu prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva is trying to stall.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. PiuPiu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but PiuPiu is controlling him.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva blocks the body kick.

Silva tries to sprawl but PiuPiu drives through with a takedown into half guard.

PiuPiu is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Silva is not content to let PiuPiu control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PiuPiu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
PiuPiu throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
PiuPiu is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

PiuPiu escapes and gets back to his feet.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as PiuPiu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
PiuPiu trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Murilo PiuPiu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva tries to clinch but PiuPiu moves away

so PiuPiu counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
PiuPiu wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst PiuPiu is controlling him.
PiuPiu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

PiuPiu decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Murilo PiuPiu dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva looks to clinch

and PiuPiu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Silva wants to stand but PiuPiu is controlling the position.
PiuPiu tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
PiuPiu trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Murilo PiuPiu.
PiuPiu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

It looks like Murilo PiuPiu has been cut.
Silva tries to clinch but PiuPiu is having none of it.
A head kick misses from PiuPiu.
Silva darts in trying to clinch

and PiuPiu counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
PiuPiu wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
PiuPiu stops Silva from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
PiuPiu postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
PiuPiu wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

We're going to have a standup here because Murilo PiuPiu wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
PiuPiu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and PiuPiu decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing PiuPiu from controlling successfully.
PiuPiu tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Silva wants to stand but PiuPiu is controlling the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing PiuPiu from controlling successfully.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with PiuPiu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Murilo PiuPiu has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch

and PiuPiu counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
PiuPiu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
PiuPiu trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
PiuPiu won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo PiuPiu showed his dominance in that final round.
I think PiuPiu 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo PiuPiu!