PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 25123 p4p, 552 weight class) and Panca Pandu (ranked 6940 p4p, 526 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Pandu

189 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

179 cm
20
183 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Dark Knight Nutrition
HELLBENT

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 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Panca Pandu!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Tarja Halkonen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pandu misses with a two punch combination.
Pandu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Pandu bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva cracks Pandu with a good jab.
Pandu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Pandu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pandu. Silva shrugs it off though.
Silva throws a hook but Pandu avoids it easily.
Pandu throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a hook. Pandu ducked under it nicely.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pandu throws a front kick that sends Silva stumbling back into the cage.

Silva rushes Pandu and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva is trying to break free.
Pandu tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pandu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Pandu tries to tie him up.
Pandu tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pandu can't break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandu scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva tries to break free but Pandu pushes him back against the cage.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pandu is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pandu breaks from the clinch.
Pandu lands with a nice body kick.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Pandu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Pandu both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.

Silva forces Pandu back against the cage and clinches.
Pandu gets underhooks to prevent Silva's takedown attempt.
Silva is trying to drag Pandu to the mat but Pandu just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Pandu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Pandu is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Pandu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva forces Pandu back against the cage and clinches.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pandu wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pandu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva stalling the fight.
Pandu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Pandu lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pandu's elbow.
Pandu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Pandu tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
Pandu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to pull guard but Pandu holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva tries to pull guard but Pandu holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Pandu tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.

Pandu breaks the clinch.
Pandu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Pandu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pandu has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
No joy there for Pandu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva throwing a counter right hand but Pandu manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panca Pandu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva lunges at Pandu with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pandu's hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Pandu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Pandu enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pandu manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Pandu pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pandu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pandu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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 lands a slapping body shot.
Pandu scores with a nice body kick.
Silva will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice body kick from Pandu.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Pandu back into the cage.
Silva wants to take the fight to the mat but Pandu manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pandu to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pandu prevents a takedown attempt there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Pandu improves position.
Silva keeps control of Pandu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pandu tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pandu.
Pandu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pandu turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pandu wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Pandu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pandu's efforts to push away.

Pandu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Panca Pandu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.

Silva pushes Pandu up against the cage in a clinch.
Pandu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Pandu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pandu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to pull guard but Pandu won't allow it.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pandu tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pandu prevents it.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Pandu wants to break free but Silva has control.
Pandu is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Pandu is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

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.
Pandu has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Pandu landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Pandu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants a takedown but no success here.
Panca Pandu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pandu is defending well.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Pandu has the dominant position.
Pandu wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Panca Pandu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pandu - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pandu. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva clobbers Pandu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Pandu bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Pandu decides to stand back up. Pandu steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.

Pandu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Pandu has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Pandu shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pandu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pandu after a bit of a struggle.
Silva is working for takedown but Pandu is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pandu breaks the clinch.
Pandu scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pandu leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pandu lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panca Pandu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Pandu has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Pandu.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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 Pandu walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pandu.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pandu lands a knee to the body.
Pandu wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Pandu gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Pandu gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
Pandu scores a nice knee to the body.
Pandu is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pandu is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

Pandu manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pandu defends it nicely.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Pandu scores with a kick to the body.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Pandu.
Silva is looking to control Pandu's arms but Pandu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pandu is trying to break free.

Pandu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Still in the clinch, Pandu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pandu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Pandu lands a damaging elbow.
Pandu is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pandu as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pandu has him pressed against the cage.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panca Pandu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pandu blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Panca Pandu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pandu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Panca Pandu!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Panca Pandu waved his t-shirt featuring HELLBENT's logo in front of the cameras.