PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belfort has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Belfort
vs
Silva

183 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

188 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort misses with the combination.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Belfort is breathing heavily.
Belfort throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Belfort tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Vitor Belfort has been cut.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfort's face.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries for a takedown but Belfort manages to get underhooks.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belfort is trying to break free.
A knee to the head by Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Belfort wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Belfort has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Belfort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Belfort tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Belfort's face.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belfort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Belfort tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belfort gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Vitor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Silva keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Belfort gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Belfort wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries for a takedown but Belfort manages to get underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva tries to pull guard but Belfort won't allow it.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Belfort tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Belfort walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Belfort lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
Belfort has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Belfort fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Belfort throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Belfort misses with a few strikes there.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Belfort misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two 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.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belfort.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Belfort misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Belfort.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vitor Belfort is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belfort rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.

Silva rushes Belfort and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Belfort wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Silva prevents Belfort from breaking the clinch.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Belfort is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vitor Belfort's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Belfort swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Silva is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Belfort swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to clinch there but Belfort circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Belfort misses with a two punch combination.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Belfort swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to clinch but Belfort is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Belfort fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Belfort swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.

Silva has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Belfort blocks it with crossed arms.
Belfort wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Belfort is blocking nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.

Belfort escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch up but Belfort keeps it at a distance.
Belfort throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Belfort avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Belfort circles away.
Belfort misses with a double jab.
Belfort throws a right and a left that both miss.
Belfort throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva is looking to clinch but Belfort is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva pushes Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Belfort is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Belfort wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Belfort wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Belfort takes a knee right on the jaw!
Belfort tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Belfort is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Silva keeps control of Belfort as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Belfort can't break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Belfort has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Belfort wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Belfort wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Belfort blocks with his arms.
Belfort is trying to break free.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Belfort blocks it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Belfort smiles and moves away.
Belfort circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Belfort paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort keeps the fight on the outside.
Belfort misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Belfort throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
No joy there for Belfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch up but Belfort circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!