PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Gibbs
vs
Silva

185 cm
24
200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

188 cm
21
200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gibbs throws a leg kick

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Gibbs does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gibbs shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gibbs is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Gibbs circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Gibbs tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A low kick from Gibbs misses
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gibbs throws a leg kick that is checked

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Gibbs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gibbs.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gibbs turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gibbs manages to end up in side control.
The ground and pound from Gibbs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to improve his position.
Gibbs creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gibbs postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Gibbs 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.
Gibbs working away.
Gibbs prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Gibbs.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Gibbs working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes there by Gibbs.
Gibbs prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Gibbs works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gibbs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gibbs is chipping away with strikes.
Gibbs misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Gibbs throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Gibbs cracks Silva with a big elbow.
Gibbs connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gibbs lands a decent elbow from side control.
Gibbs misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gibbs working away.
Gibbs working the head with strikes.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gibbs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gibbs throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Gibbs working the head with strikes.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Gibbs scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva tries to bench press Gibbs off him but Gibbs keeps the position.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
Gibbs scores with punches from side control.
Gibbs looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gibbs tries to move to mount but Silva blocks the move with his legs.
Gibbs grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Gibbs.
Gibbs in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Silva is rocked!
Gibbs is putting a hurting on Silva here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Gibbs finish him?
The ground and pound from Gibbs seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Gibbs landing a few strikes.
Gibbs creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Silva is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gibbs off and has taken his back!
Gibbs rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gibbs works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janno Gibbs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Silva checks a low kick from Gibbs.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Gibbs.
Some bone on bone action there as Silva checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gibbs defends it nicely.
A low kick from Gibbs misses
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Gibbs thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Gibbs.
Janno Gibbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva checks a low kick from Gibbs.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva checks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Gibbs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gibbs tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Gibbs misses with a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gibbs walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gibbs attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Gibbs throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Gibbs misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

Gibbs is rocked!
Janno Gibbs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibbs throws a leg kick

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Oh Gibbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gibbs has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gibbs is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Silva is defending well.

Silva decides to pull guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gibbs missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gibbs throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Gibbs looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Gibbs dodges it nicely.
Gibbs is trying to get back to full guard.
Gibbs seems to have got his legs back now.

Gibbs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Gibbs won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

Gibbs looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gibbs is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Gibbs actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gibbs looking for a kimura from the bottom but Silva passes into side control!
Gibbs is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gibbs keeps working.
Gibbs is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Silva off and has taken his back!
Gibbs missing with strikes.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Silva. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Gibbs somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Gibbs punches the canvas rather than the man.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Gibbs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is really stuck here.
Gibbs scores with punches from the back.
Gibbs gets his hands free as Silva looks to control.
Gibbs scores with strikes from the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gibbs controlling well, preventing Silva from escaping the position.
Gibbs punishes Silva with strikes from the back mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gibbs lands shots from the back.
Gibbs is working the ground and pound. Can Silva escape?
Gibbs scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Silva is looking for a way out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janno Gibbs dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Gibbs throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gibbs is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Gibbs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Silva counters with a flying knee that drops Gibbs! Silva dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!