PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silvu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. This should be fireworks!

Silva
vs
Silvu

180 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

189 cm
24
188 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silvu!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvu throws a nice head kick!
Silvu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvu.
Silvu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silvu throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silva avoids the head kick by Silvu.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silvu throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva checks a low kick from Silvu.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Silvu misses with a kick to the body.
Silvu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvu looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silvu has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silvu there as he acknowledges the shot.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silvu throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silvu throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silvu slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silvu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Silvu settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Silvu on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a right and a left that Silvu avoids nicely.
Silva throws a series of punches but Silvu moves out of range.
Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva throws a right and a left that Silvu avoids nicely.
Silvu throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silvu connects with a high kick.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice defenses there by Silvu.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvu throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silvu is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silvu tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silvu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvu looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvu misses with a body kick.
Silvu misses with a body kick.
Silvu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvu.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silvu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silvu misses with a double jab.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvu swinging wildly here.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silvu connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silvu can pounce on him.
Silvu connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silvu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvu lands with a slapping head kick.
Silvu throws a solid leg kick but Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvu.
Silvu feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silvu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silvu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A good leg kick by Silvu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvu throws a head kick that misses.
Silvu scores with a leg kick.
Silvu thumps Silva with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Silvu.
Silvu tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Silvu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silvu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silvu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
A cross from Silvu lands.
Silvu cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silvu looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silvu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silvu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silvu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silvu lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvu.
Silvu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silvu lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silvu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silvu dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silvu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silvu misses with a wild combination.
Silvu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silvu looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva scores with a one two! Silvu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silvu misses with a body shot.
Silvu has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silvu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silvu fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silvu tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silvu in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Silvu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silvu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva throws a right hand that Silvu ducks under and follows up with a left that Silvu also avoids with ease.
Silvu lands a head kick!
Silvu throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silvu is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Silvu avoids nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Silvu.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvu is looking to land body kicks.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silvu misses with a body kick.
Silvu misses with a looping left.
Silvu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvu attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva scores with a hook.
Donk. Silva catches Silvu right on the button with a cross.
Silva throws a series of punches but Silvu moves out of range.
Silva blocks a head kick by Silvu.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silvu misses with a straight left.
Silvu lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva looks to land a combination but Silvu avoids it well.
Silva shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silvu eats them both and turns towards Silva to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Anderson Silvu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvu wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvu misses with a kick to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Silvu avoids nicely.
A head kick from Silvu lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silvu misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvu walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silvu connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silvu fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvu.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvu, right into the meat.
Silvu misses with a head kick.
Silva misses with a combination
and Silvu counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Silvu to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silvu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Silvu had a free shot at his head there.
Silvu cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silvu misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silvu throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silvu tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvu misses with a kick to the body.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvu circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silvu tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Silvu just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silvu wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Silvu misses with a low kick as Silva jumps back.
Silva cracks Silvu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silvu throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silvu throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Silvu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silvu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silvu dodges the punch combination from Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Silvu throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Silvu only half commits.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvu misses with a body kick.
Silva avoids the head kick by Silvu.
Silvu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silvu tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silvu throws a head kick that misses.
Silva throws a right and a left that Silvu avoids nicely.
Donk. Silva catches Silvu right on the button with a cross.
Silva scores with a jab. Silvu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silvu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silvu tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silvu throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silvu throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silvu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvu misses with a head kick.
Silvu scores with a leg kick.
Silvu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Silvu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvu throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silvu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvu circles away quickly and effectively.
Silvu throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silvu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvu misses with a double jab.
Nice body kick there by Silvu.
A solid body kick from Silvu.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Silvu backpedaling.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silvu throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
Silvu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range as Silvu strikes.
Silvu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva avoids the head kick by Silvu.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silvu throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva tries to bum rush Silvu with a series of wild strikes but Silvu uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silvu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws a series of punches but Silvu avoids them all with ease.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silvu slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silvu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Silvu settles back down.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silvu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvu looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silvu wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson Silvu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A head kick misses from Silvu.
Silvu throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silvu dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvu.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silvu looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvu throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Silvu misses.
A good leg kick by Silvu.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silvu tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvu scores with a push kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvu - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvu. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Silvu. That one must have hurt.
Silvu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silvu tries a head kick but it misses.
Silvu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silvu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silvu scores with a head kick.
Silvu throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silvu tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Some wild striking there from Silvu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvu throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silvu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silvu throws a head kick that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silvu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silvu 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silvu!