PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Silva

177 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chael Silva!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wanderlei Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wanderlei Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch up but Chael Silva keeps it at a distance.
Chael Silva throws a one two combo.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in and drives through. Chael Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chael Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but Chael Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wanderlei Silva looks for a takedown but Chael Silva sprawls well.
Chael Silva lands an overhand right.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch but Chael Silva is having none of it.

Chael Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wanderlei Silva to the mat! Wanderlei Silva manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chael Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chael Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Chael Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wanderlei Silva wants to stand but Chael Silva is controlling the position.

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.
Chael Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Chael Silva has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Chael Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wanderlei Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chael Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chael Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Wanderlei Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wanderlei Silva keeping moving, preventing Chael Silva from controlling successfully.
Wanderlei Silva wants to stand up but Chael Silva is controlling him.

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.
Chael Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Wanderlei Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chael Silva stops Wanderlei Silva from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch but Chael Silva slips to the side
and Chael Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Wanderlei Silva looks to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wanderlei Silva thinking.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Wanderlei Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanderlei Silva walks into a straight right hand from Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva clinches but Chael Silva breaks the clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wanderlei Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wanderlei Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chael Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva drops his hands momentarily and Chael Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chael Silva lands a body shot.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chael Silva throws a combination. Wanderlei Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Chael Silva scores with a hook to the body. Wanderlei Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wanderlei Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wanderlei Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch but Chael Silva slips to the side
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Chael Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wanderlei Silva wants to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wanderlei Silva thinking.
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chael Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice combination there by Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Wanderlei Silva misses
and Chael Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch

and Chael Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wanderlei Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chael Silva.
Wanderlei Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Chael Silva controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva pushes Chael Silva off looking to stand but Chael Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Wanderlei Silva taking some punishment here, with Chael Silva in his half guard.
Chael Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Wanderlei Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wanderlei Silva tries to get to full guard but Chael Silva has control of the leg.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to get back to full guard here but Chael Silva has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chael 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. This is the final round!

Chael Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chael Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wanderlei Silva misses with a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wanderlei Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chael Silva counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderlei Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chael Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chael Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Wanderlei Silva's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chael Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wanderlei Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chael Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

Wanderlei Silva gets caught flat footed, as Chael Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chael Silva postures up and lands a big shot to Wanderlei Silva's brow.
Chael Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chael Silva postures up in Wanderlei Silva's guard and throws a big left but Wanderlei Silva blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chael Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Wanderlei Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Chael Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Wanderlei Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chael Silva is controlling him.
Chael Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wanderlei Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chael Silva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wanderlei Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

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

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wanderlei Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chael Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Wanderlei Silva shoots and misses
and Chael Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wanderlei Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chael Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Wanderlei Silva tries to clinch
and Chael Silva counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chael Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wanderlei Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wanderlei Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chael Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Wanderlei Silva misses
and Chael Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chael Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chael Silva 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30

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