PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Sanders
vs
Silva

192 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Johnny Sanders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Sanders moves out of range.

Sanders shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanders showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanders working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva looks gassed!
Sanders seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sanders is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Sanders trying to control the pace.
Sanders trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders passes the guard and advances to mount!
Sanders landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Sanders controlling his opponent.

Sanders looking for a guillotine from mount but Silva is having none of it.

Sanders working for a guillotine from mount but Silva is in no mood to give up.
Sanders looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Sanders working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Sanders tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sanders 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.
Sanders takes Silva's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Silva is in trouble.

Sanders is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Silva with him. Silva is trying to defend but Sanders has an arm under the chin now! Silva grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Johnny Sanders!