PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Attonitto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Showtime. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pettis
vs
Silva

175 cm
20
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

165 cm
27
145 lbs
10 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Vitality

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Attonitto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pettis manages to get underhooks.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pettis is defending well.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pettis avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Attonitto Silva.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Pettis fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Pettis stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Pettis closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Pettis thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pettis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Pettis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pettis scores with a head kick.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Pettis.
Pettis lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pettis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice body kick there by Pettis.
Pettis throws a body kick that misses
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pettis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
Pettis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pettis misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Pettis.
Pettis is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pettis tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Pettis closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pettis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Nice body kick there by Pettis.
Pettis thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pettis is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pettis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that round.
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.

Pettis scores with a nice head shot.
Anthony Pettis is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Pettis slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Pettis scores with a spinning back kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pettis - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pettis. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Pettis fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Pettis misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pettis instigates a clinch.

Pettis breaks the clinch.
Silva takes one on the button.
Pettis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pettis's efforts to push away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Pettis manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pettis misses with a leg kick.
Anthony Pettis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Pettis is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pettis gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Attonitto Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva is looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pettis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pettis is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Pettis tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Pettis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pettis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettis throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pettis's knee momentarily.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pettis.
Pettis scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pettis bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Pettis lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pettis misses with a head kick.
Pettis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pettis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis dominated that second 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.

Pettis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Silva on the side of the head.
Pettis fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Pettis digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Pettis feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Pettis then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Pettis cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pettis throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis lands a lovely overhand right.
Pettis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Pettis.
Silva moves forwards but Pettis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Pettis wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Pettis was not able to check.
Pettis tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Pettis feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pettis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Pettis connects with a body shot.
Pettis misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Jab, jab by Pettis - just one landing.
A cross from Pettis lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pettis has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva has Pettis pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pettis manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pettis pulls his leg out and moves away.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Attonitto Silva.
Pettis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pettis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Pettis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Pettis has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Pettis is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Pettis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Pettis.
Pettis prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pettis is defending well.
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!
Pettis wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pettis manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Pettis throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pettis lands with a right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Pettis there.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pettis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pettis moves to clinch but Silva breaks away

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Pettis wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Pettis is keeping the position.
Silva passes Pettis's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

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

Pettis kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Pettis looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A cross from Pettis lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves out of range of the leg kick from Pettis.
Pettis throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pettis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pettis tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pettis misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pettis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pettis misses with a low kick.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis lands a really nice looking cross but Silva seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pettis scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pettis scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Pettis had his way with Attonitto Silva in 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pettis lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pettis tries a head kick but it misses.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Pettis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Pettis.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Pettis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pettis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pettis is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice cross by Pettis.
Pettis throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Pettis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pettis doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pettis misses with a body kick.
Pettis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Pettis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva blocks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pettis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Attonitto Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Pettis shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pettis gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.

Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Pettis misses with a low kick.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Pettis lands a right hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Pettis.
Pettis throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Pettis.
Pettis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Pettis scores with a four punch combination!
Attonitto Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anthony Pettis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pettis, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:44
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anthony Pettis!
Anthony Pettis retains his featherweight title!
Anthony Pettis gave a mention to Hardcore Nutrition in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).