PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Archer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Archer's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Predator Theme. Silva Jr is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pendulum - Blood Sugar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Archer
vs
Silva Jr

193 cm
29
204 lbs
32 - 3 - 0

186 cm
26
194 lbs
20 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery
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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 32 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mason Archer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderlei Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr thuds a left hand into Archer's body.
Silva Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Archer counters with an outside leg kick.
Silva Jr throws a nice looking combination but Archer bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Archer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva Jr scores with a hook.
Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Archer missing with a left hand there. Silva Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Archer throws a sloppy head kick and Silva Jr moves out of range easily.
Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Archer moves out of range as Silva Jr strikes.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer tried to score with a low kick but Silva Jr checks it.
Silva Jr slips a straight right by Archer.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Archer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva Jr scores with a three punch combo!
Nice body punch from Archer.
Silva Jr throws a jab when Archer was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer cracks the inside of Silva Jr's front leg.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr throws a low kick, looking for Archer's leg but Archer calmly moves out of range.
Silva Jr ducks under a wild hook from Archer.
Archer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr 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.
Wanderlei Silva Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Silva Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Archer.
Silva Jr punishes Archer's body with a nice straight punch.
Archer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Archer misses with a low kick.
Silva Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Archer clinches up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Archer breaks the clinch.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
Archer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer tries to clinch there but Silva Jr circles away.
Silva Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Archer manages to avoid it.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva Jr throws out the jab.
Archer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer staying out of range there.
A jab from Silva Jr does it's job there.
Silva Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Silva Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva Jr avoids the head kick by Archer.
A low kick from Silva Jr is predictable there
letting Archer counter with a right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Archer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva Jr scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silva Jr staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Archer throws an overhand right that lands on Silva Jr's shoulder, as Silva Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Archer.
Silva Jr stalks Archer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Archer's face. Archer staggers backwards, shaken.
Archer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Archer clinches with his opponent.
Silva Jr tries to circle away but Archer has him pinned against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Archer misses with a punch to the body.
Silva Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Archer controls his hands.
Silva Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva Jr is trying to force a seperation but Archer has the dominant position.
Archer scores with a shot to the side of Silva Jr's head.
Silva Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Archer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer throws a head punch that misses.
Archer lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.

Archer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Archer blocks the body kick.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Silva Jr misses with a straight right.
Archer tries a low kick but Silva Jr avoids it.
Silva Jr misses with a low kick.
Archer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva Jr manages to avoid it.
Archer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva Jr is just out of range.
Archer thumps Silva Jr with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Archer is out of range.
Silva Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Archer.
Archer moves forwards but Silva Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Archer doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva Jr circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Archer 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.

A shot to the body from Archer misses
and Silva Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Archer thinking.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva Jr, as that shot connected.
Archer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Archer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Archer throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Archer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva Jr slips under a jab from Archer.
Archer is looking to score with low kicks.
Archer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva Jr is able to avoid easily.
Silva Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Archer eats them both and turns towards Silva Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva Jr throws a low kick, looking for Archer's leg but Archer calmly moves out of range.
Silva Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva Jr swings for the body but Archer moves out of range.
Silva Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer is looking to score with low kicks.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Archer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva Jr slips under a jab from Archer.
The fight stays on the outside here - Archer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva Jr lands a head shot.
Silva Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Archer counters with a nice body kick.
Silva Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Archer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva Jr swinging wildly here.
Jab by Archer.
Archer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva Jr connects with a single shot there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Archer.
Silva Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Archer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Archer to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer misses with a looping left.
Silva Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Archer.
Archer swings for the body but Silva Jr moves out of range.
Archer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva Jr's sensitive parts.
Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Archer is just out of range.
Silva Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silva Jr. That's going to slow Archer down.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr scores with a hook to the body. Archer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Silva Jr slips under a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer throws the left hand but Silva Jr avoids the punch easily.
Silva Jr misses the jab.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the side of Archer's head but Archer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr lands a nice hook to Archer's body. Archer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Archer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva Jr.
Archer cracks the inside of Silva Jr's front leg.
Silva Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Archer.
Silva Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.
Silva Jr avoids the head kick by Archer.
Archer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva Jr walks into a left hand.
Archer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Silva Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Silva Jr is out of range.
Mason Archer is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab lands there for Archer.
Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Archer.
Archer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva Jr looks for the body kick but Archer saw that one coming.
Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Archer.
Silva Jr misses with a leg kick
and Archer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer ducks under a wild hook from Silva Jr.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva Jr. That snapped Archer's head back.
Silva Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mason Archer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Archer moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Archer counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Silva Jr checks a leg kick.
Silva Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Archer tries to clinch there but Silva Jr circles away.
A left lands for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws a low kick but Archer avoids it.
Silva Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Archer wants to slow Silva Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva Jr avoids the body shot from Archer.
Silva Jr misses with a double jab
and Archer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Archer takes a swing at Silva Jr's ribcage but misses.
Silva Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva Jr loads up on a big right hand but Archer slips the punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer slips under a jab from Silva Jr.
Archer throws the left hand but Silva Jr avoids the punch easily.
Archer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva Jr moves away from the strike by Archer.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Archer.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A combination from Archer does no damage.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva Jr.
Silva Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Archer.
Good shot there by Silva Jr.
A combination from Silva Jr does no damage.
Archer attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva Jr blocks a head kick by Archer.
Wanderlei Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva Jr walks into a jab.
Archer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Archer walks into a straight right hand from Silva Jr.
Silva Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Archer connects with a leg kick. Silva Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva Jr throws the left hand but Archer avoids the punch easily.
Archer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva Jr moves away.
Silva Jr misses the shot to the body.

Archer forces Silva Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Silva Jr tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva Jr gets through Archer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Archer has Silva Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Silva Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer prevents a body shot from Silva Jr.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Archer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Archer.
Silva Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Archer pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Archer pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Archer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Silva Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Archer has double underhooks.
Archer blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.

Silva Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Archer throws out a loose jab but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva Jr throws a leg kick
and Archer counters with a nice body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Archer has managed to clinch.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mason Archer has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr tries to stall but Archer uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Archer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva Jr takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Archer.
Silva Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Silva Jr tries to throw a body punch but Archer avoids it by throwing Silva Jr back against the cage.
Silva Jr is trying to break free.
Archer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva Jr backwards.
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silva Jrs head.
Archer lands a nice uppercut.
Archer scores with a hook to the body.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Archer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Archer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Archer lands a body shot.
Archer scores with a hook to the body.
Archer looks to throw an elbow but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Archer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Archer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Archer!
Mason Archer tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.