PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Comblin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee Comblin is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Comblin

189 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Anderson Silva!
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, Lee Comblin!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Comblin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.

Comblin tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva has Comblin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Comblin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Comblin tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Comblin.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Comblin's waist but Comblin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Comblin.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Comblin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comblin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Comblin pinned against the cage. Comblin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comblin throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Nice takedown defense from Comblin. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Comblin lands with a nice body punch.
Silva connects with a high kick.
Comblin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Comblin, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Comblin against the cage but Comblin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Comblin misses with the combination.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lee Comblin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Comblin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice uppercut lands for Comblin. That snapped Silva's head back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Comblin swings widly with a right hand
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Comblin catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Comblin.
Sloppy strikes from Comblin. Those never looked like landing.
Comblin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comblin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva throwing shots but Comblin is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Comblin keeps working.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stops Comblin from getting back to his feet.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Comblin stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Comblin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comblin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Comblin fails to land with a series of punches.
Comblin throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Comblin throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comblin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lee Comblin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Comblin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Comblin throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva tries to pull guard but Comblin won't allow it.
Comblin has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva keeps control of Comblin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a right hand that Comblin ducks under and follows up with a left that Comblin also avoids with ease.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Comblin misses with a double jab.
Comblin tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Lee Comblin will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Comblin misses with the combination.
Lee Comblin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Comblin tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Comblin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Comblin throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Silva manages to pull guard.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Comblin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Comblin would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Comblin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Anderson Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Comblin just misses with a punch to the body.
Comblin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A cross from Comblin lands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Comblin but Comblin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva takes one on the button.
No joy there for Comblin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Comblin misses with the combination.
Comblin stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Comblin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Comblin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Comblin throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Comblin leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Comblin, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Comblin against the cage but Comblin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Comblin misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Comblin does no damage.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Comblin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Comblin misses with a few strikes there.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Comblin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Comblin.
Comblin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Comblin throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Comblin.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Comblin is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Comblin circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Comblin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Comblin misses with a wild combination.
Comblin misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Comblin misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Comblin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Comblin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Comblin.
Comblin looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Comblin misses with a wild combination.
Comblin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Comblin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Comblin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Comblin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Comblin throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Comblin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Comblin.
Silva scores with a nice body kick.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Comblin pinned against the cage. Comblin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Comblin tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Comblin to the ground. Comblin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Comblin fails to land with a series of punches.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Comblin misses with a hook

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
Silva keeps control of Comblin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Comblin walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Comblin stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Comblin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Comblin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Comblin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Comblin looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Comblin throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Comblin throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Comblin saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Comblin blocks a jab.
Comblin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Comblin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Comblin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Comblin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Comblin misses with a two punch combination.
Comblin misses with the combination.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Comblin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Comblin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Comblin tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Comblin throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Comblin tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Comblin throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Lee Comblin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Comblin is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Comblin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Comblin avoids the damage to the body.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Comblin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Comblin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Comblin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Comblin!
Lee Comblin was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.