PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Anders

187 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
25
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, 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 Amsterdam, Aaron Anders!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Anders.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Anders. Anders obviously looking to wear him down.
Anders looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Silva down.
Anders misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Anders sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Anders throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Anders fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Silva stands up from Anders's guard - Silva perhaps looking for a knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anders lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aaron Anders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Anders looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Anders feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Anders then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Anders pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anders connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Anders dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Anders thumps Silva with a low kick.
Anders lands a jab.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Anders thows a body shot but no joy.
Anders turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anders comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Anders misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Anders sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice body kick from Anders.
Anders misses with a wild combination.
Anders throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Anders misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Anders, right into the meat.
Anders lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva shoots in but Anders avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Anders throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Anders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like Silva is going to stand back up.

Silva stands up out of the half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders misses with a low kick.
Anders swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Anders throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anders. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anders misses with a low kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anders takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Anders misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Anders dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Anders pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Anders tries a head kick but it misses.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Anders manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anders throws a nice inside leg kick.
Anders looks for the body kick but Silva saw that one coming.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crunch! Anders slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anders.
Silva blocks the body kick.
Anders throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anders wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Silva looks for a takedown but Anders sprawls well.
Anders leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Anders.
Anders throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Anders connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Anders.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anders.
Anders throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anders is breathing heavily.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Anders attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick from Anders.
Anders misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Anders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Anders is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Anders lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Anders throws a head kick that misses.
Anders fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Anders misses the target.
Aaron Anders is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva avoids the head kick by Anders.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anders but Anders pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Anders gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Silva stands and steps away. Anders gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anders tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anders to the ground. Anders escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anders defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Anders leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Anders.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anders circles away.
Anders throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Anders misses the target.
Anders thows a leg kick but Silva checks it

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anders won't be happy with that.

Silva decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anders throws a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Anders won't be happy with that.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Anders throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Anders takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Anders lands a slapping body shot.
A low kick from Anders is predictable there

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva stops Anders from standing up.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Anders takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Anders just misses with a punch to the body.
Aaron Anders seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Anders throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anders thumps Silva with a low kick.
Anders scores with a head kick. Silva tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Anders.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Anders pinned against the cage. Anders gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anders 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 has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Anders throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Anders tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Anders's waist but Anders gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
A nice inside leg kick there by Anders. That's going to slow Silva down.
Anders throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Anders throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anders throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Anders stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Anders which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anders tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Anders will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anders throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Anders motions for Silva to come forward. Anders throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Anders looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva looks for a takedown but Anders sprawls well.
Silva avoids the body shot from Anders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Anders sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Nice body kick from Anders.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Anders avoids it really well and circles away.
Anders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anders lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Anders looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Anders comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anders has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Anders!