PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Punch Von Spar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wanderlei Silva has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Von Spar
vs
Silva

190 cm
21
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
193 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Punch Von Spar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Spar is just out of range.
Von Spar scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Von Spar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a looping right.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Von Spar.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Von Spar.
Von Spar throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Von Spar darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Von Spar throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Von Spar sprawls well.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Spar.
Von Spar throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Spar connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Von Spar lands the left hand.
A jab from Von Spar misses.
Donk. Von Spar catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Spar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva avoids the body shot from Von Spar.
Silva scores with a one two! Von Spar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Punch Von Spar has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Von Spar is just out of range.
Von Spar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Von Spar.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Silva moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Von Spar has worked his arm free - good work by Von Spar!
Von Spar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva laying and praying for a moment but Von Spar takes advantage and regains half guard.
Von Spar is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Spar has his hands on Silva's head, controlling the position.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Von Spar blocks nicely.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva advances position into side control!
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

Silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Von Spar is defending well.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Von Spar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von Spar wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Punch Von Spar will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Von Spar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Von Spar misses the jab.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Von Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Von Spar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Von Spar.
Von Spar misses with a two punch combination.
Von Spar digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
The fighters circling - Von Spar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Von Spar's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Von Spar's shoulder, as Von Spar tries to avoid the shot.
Von Spar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Von Spar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Von Spar looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Von Spar blocks nicely.
Silva wants to control from the top but Von Spar keeps moving.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Von Spar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Punch Von Spar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Von Spar misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Von Spar misses.
Von Spar looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Von Spar scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Von Spar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a hook.
Von Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Von Spar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Von Spar.
A telegraphed right hand from Von Spar misses the target.
Von Spar takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Von Spar staying out of range there.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Von Spar circles away quickly and effectively.
Von Spar looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Punch Von Spar dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Von Spar tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Von Spar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Von Spar ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A swing and a miss from Von Spar.
Von Spar defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva shoots in but Von Spar avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Donk. Silva catches Von Spar right on the button with a cross.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Von Spar counters with a left to the body.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Von Spar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Spar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva misses with a body shot
and Von Spar counters with a one-two to the body.
Punch Von Spar is winning the standup battle so far.
Von Spar swinging wilding here.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice straight punches there by Von Spar. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Von Spar.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Von Spar misses with a body shot.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Von Spar throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Spar lands a with a good body shot.
Punch Von Spar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Spar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That has opened up Wanderlei Silva's cut even more.
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 looks to land a left hand but Von Spar moved out of range nicely.
Von Spar with a nice cross.
Von Spar lands a jab to the nose.
Von Spar misses with a hook.
Von Spar stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Von Spar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Von Spar misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Von Spar throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Von Spar sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Punch Von Spar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Von Spar misses with a straight right.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wilding here.
A lazy left from Von Spar finds it's target.
Von Spar thows a body shot but no joy.
Von Spar cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Von Spar connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Von Spar, as that shot connected.

The cut above Wanderlei Silva's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Von Spar throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Von Spar swinging wilding here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Von Spar lands a slapping body shot.
Von Spar smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Von Spar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Von Spar.
Von Spar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Von Spar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Von Spar sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Punch Von Spar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Von Spar, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punch Von Spar!