PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Bell has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bell
vs
Silva

200 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

188 cm
22
171 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nathan Bell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andersan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva lands a high kick!
Bell throws a one two combo.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nathan Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bell to score an easy takedown into full guard.

Bell stands up from Silva's guard - Bell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bell scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bell feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bell works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva looks to land a combination but Bell avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
A nice elbow there by Bell.
Bell lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bell working Silva over with strikes here.
Bell with good strikes from the mount here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell landing shots from mount.
Silva tries to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Bell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bell won't let Silva get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.
Bell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva tries to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Bell scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva wants to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Bell breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Bell fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bell prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Bell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bell connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bell cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bell landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to improve his position but Bell is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Bell stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bell dominated that round.
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.

Silva throws a looping overhand right but Bell ducks down to avoid it.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Silva uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Bell is out of range.

Bell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bell preventing the sweep.
Nathan Bell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bell tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Silva pulls Bell in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bell stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Bell counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Bell stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Bell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Bell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bell there.
Bell lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Bell's head to control him but Bell postures up.
Bell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bell trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Bell is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Bell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bell blocks a leg kick.

Bell scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Bell has a good base and remains in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Bell postures up.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Bell thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Bell tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Bell is controlling him well.

Bell decides to stand up.
Nathan Bell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bell dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bell avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bell shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Bell is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva is working an open guard so Bell takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bell blocks a head kick by Silva.

Bell has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Bell pulls guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bell closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Bell getting side control.

Silva kicks Bell off and gets back to his feet.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a combination
and Bell counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.

Bell drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bell is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Bell chips away with some ground and pound.
Bell connects with a couple of short punches.

Bell stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Bell feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bell changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bell throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bell on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bell tries to get out of the position.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands and steps away. Bell gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Bell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bell fails to land the takedown.
Bell throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bell counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bell defends it nicely.
Silva with a jab.
Bell takes a jab right on the kisser.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a looping left.
Silva clinches but Bell breaks the clinch

and Bell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva trying his best to control but Bell has mounted him.
Bell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bell not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Andersan Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Bell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bell is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Bell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bell, 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Bell!