PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eeazy Ee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Ee

205 cm
24
275 lbs
13 - 1 - 0

195 cm
26
265 lbs
11 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eeazy Ee!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ee slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva tries to move into range but Ee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Ee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Good shot there by Silva.
Ee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva wants to clinch up but Ee keeps it at a distance.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
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!
Ee misses with a looping left.
Silva throws a series of punches but Ee avoids them all with ease.
Ee missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ee scores with a spinning back kick!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Ee.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ee.
Ee blocking some punches.
Ee prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Silva.

It looks like Eeazy Ee has been cut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ee.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva lands a left hand.
Ee avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Ee is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Ee blocks an uppercut.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ee.
Silva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Ee controls the action.
Silva misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ee avoids the damage to the body.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Ee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ee is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva prevents Ee from breaking the clinch.
Ee tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ee.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ee.
Ee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ee.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Ee avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Ee has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Ee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ee prevents a body shot from Silva.

Ee manages to break the clinch.
Ee throws a front kick aimed at Silva's knee but Silva avoids it well.
Nice body kick from Ee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ee buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva wants to clinch up but Ee keeps it at a distance.
Ee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ee moves away.
Ee throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ee scores with a three punch combo!

Ee lands a big right hand that sends Silva crashing to the mat! Ee stays standing though and waves Silva back to his feet!
and Ee counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Silva! He's just covering up as Ee starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eeazy Ee!
A relieved looking Eeazy Ee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.