PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diso Nakeo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diso Nakeo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Nakeo
vs
Silva

177 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Diso Nakeo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nakeo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakeo showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as Nakeo sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakeo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nakeo thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Nakeo 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.
Nakeo is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nakeo.
Nakeo trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nakeo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nakeo postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nakeo is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Silva is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Silva has escaped and now he's on top!
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Nakeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nakeo is working hard here to advance position.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakeo is breathing heavily.
Nakeo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nakeo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva shoots in but Nakeo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Nakeo fights it but they end up in guard.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silva controlling from the top position.
Silva won't allow Nakeo to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control but Nakeo is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Nakeo has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.

Nakeo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Nakeo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Silva stacks Nakeo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Silva!
Nakeo is looking for a sweep.
Silva taking a breather here.
Nakeo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nakeo tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Silva presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Silva prevents Nakeo from getting the reversal.
Silva controlling from mount.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nakeo is looking to escape.
The referee warns Nakeo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated 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.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Nakeo tries to improve position but can't.
Nakeo is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Nakeo tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
Nakeo trying to control from the bottom.
Nakeo is looking to improve his position.
Silva is pressing down on Nakeo's thigh, looking to free his foot. Nakeo is holding on for now.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Nakeo's head.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is tying to control. Nakeo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Nakeo is defending the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakeo lands a jab-cross combination.
Nakeo misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Nakeo didn't expect that.
Wanderlei Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nakeo being controlled here, momentarily.
Nakeo keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Nakeo working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Nakeo looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakeo is trying to get back to full guard.
Silva is looking to advance position but Nakeo won't allow it.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Nakeo's temple.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nakeo keeps working.
Nakeo trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Nakeo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Nakeo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Nakeo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nakeo as he jumps to the side.
Nakeo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diso Nakeo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nakeo gets back to half guard.
Nakeo moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nakeo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Nakeo looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.
Nakeo wants to hit a switch here but Silva passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Nakeo there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva 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. And we move into the final round!

Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nakeo is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Nakeo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nakeo tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Nakeo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nakeo stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Nakeo.
Nakeo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Nakeo seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Nakeo throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakeo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nakeo won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva pulls Nakeo in close to prevent any damage.
Nakeo passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Nakeo.
Nakeo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Nakeo wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

Nakeo is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Silva has managed to free his arm - good work.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Nakeo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

Nakeo is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Nakeo trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!

Nakeo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Silva passes into side control.
Nakeo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Nakeo is trying to work for a sweep but Silva has mounted him!
Nakeo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva trying to control but Nakeo is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nakeo can't escape the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakeo is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Nakeo is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Diso Nakeo.
I think Silva 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!

Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!