PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mister Samsona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen SandStorm as his entrance music. Mister Samsona could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wanderlei Silva's chin.

Samsona
vs
Silva

188 cm
20
213 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mister Samsona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samsona sprawls well. Samsona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Samsona dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Samsona's head and hops out.

Samsona closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Samsona slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Samsona is chipping away with strikes.
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!
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Samsona is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samsona lands a nice short elbow.
It looks like Samsona is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samsona lands a nice short elbow.
Samsona working Silva over with strikes.
Samsona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Samsona is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samsona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Samsona lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Samsona working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva looks winded!
Samsona is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Samsona has control of the leg.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Samsona working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Samsona lands with a punch from half guard.
Samsona working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Nice strikes from Samsona there.
Samsona trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.
Samsona takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsona slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva won't allow Samsona to pass to mount.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samsona connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva gets full guard.
Samsona keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Samsona connects with a couple of short punches.
Samsona stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Samsona has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Samsona connects with a couple of short punches.
Samsona scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Samsona scoring with some ground and pound.
Samsona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Samsona lands a couple of elbows.
Samsona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samsona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samsona is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsona with a nice head shot there.
Samsona with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva trying to control the position.
Samsona knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Samsona landing some decent shots from guard.
Samsona working some strikes from top position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Samsona any problems.
Samsona trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Samsona working some strikes from top position.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Samsona slips an elbow through the middle.
Samsona landing with the ground and pound.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Samsona slips an elbow through the middle.
Samsona postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samsona lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Samsona is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Samsona has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva wants to improve his position but Samsona is controlling well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samsona connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Samsona lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silva gets full guard.
Samsona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samsona makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Samsona working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samsona working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Samsona defends it easily.
Samsona looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Samsona dominated that round.
That's time! Samsona's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Samsona changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mister Samsona overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Samsona seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Samsona there.
Samsona is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Samsona drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva wants to control but Samsona is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Samsona lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Samsona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Samsona landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Samsona working Silva over with strikes.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Samsona is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Samsona in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Samsona in his half guard.
Samsona looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Samsona lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samsona lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Samsona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samsona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva tries to roll over but Samsona keeps him under control.
Samsona drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Samsona wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Samsona is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsona lands with a punch from half guard.
Samsona lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Samsona scores with a couple of nice shots.
Samsona working Silva over with strikes.
Nice strikes from Samsona there.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva is trying to stand.
Samsona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Samsona is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Samsona is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Samsona there.
Silva gets full guard.
Samsona chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samsona postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Samsona landing some decent shots from guard.
Samsona landing with the ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Samsona holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Samsona fails with the takedown.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Samsona on that attempt.
Samsona keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsona looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Samsona persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Samsona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Samsona swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Samsona. Samsona gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Samsona dives in and scores a takedown into Silva's guard.

Samsona stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Samsona swivels and escapes.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Horrible takedown by Samsona or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Samsona sprawls well. Samsona wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Samsona closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Samsona dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Samsona changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Samsona manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Samsona sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Samsona ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Samsona as he jumps to the side.
Samsona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Samsona somewhat.
Samsona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mister Samsona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samsona keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a head kick but Samsona moves out of range.

Samsona shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Samsona grinds an elbow into Silva's temple.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Samsona's best efforts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Samsona keeps him under control.
Samsona slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Ground and pound from Samsona.
Samsona working Silva over with strikes.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva taking some punishment here, with Samsona in his half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva has his hands on Samsona's head, controlling the position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Samsona any problems.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samsona connects with a couple of short punches.
Samsona lands a couple of digs.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Samsona working some strikes from top position.
Samsona trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Samsona lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samsona postures up.
Samsona won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Samsona landing with the ground and pound.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Samsona is one step ahead there.
Samsona lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samsona distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Silva working for a triangle but Samsona defends it easily.
Samsona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samsona working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Samsona landing with the ground and pound.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Samsona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samsona lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Samsona pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nice strikes from Samsona there.
Samsona takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Silva is looking for a triangle but Samsona pushes his legs off easily.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samsona content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Samsona stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mister Samsona is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Samsona doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Samsona manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Samsona showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Samsona, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Samsona!