PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silvizzle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Urlacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silvizzle
vs
Urlacker

200 cm
22
280 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

213 cm
20
300 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silvizzle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Urlacker!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvizzle throws a sloppy head kick and Urlacker moves out of range easily.
Silvizzle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Urlacker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urlacker misses with a few strikes there.
Urlacker tries to clinch there but Silvizzle circles away.
Urlacker throws a looping overhand right but Silvizzle ducks down to avoid it.
Silvizzle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sloppy strikes from Urlacker. Those never looked like landing.
Silvizzle throws a head kick but Urlacker moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Urlacker. Silvizzle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Urlacker tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silvizzle counters with a head kick.
Urlacker lands a jab-cross combination.
Silvizzle slaps away a takedown attempt from Urlacker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No joy there for Urlacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Urlacker throws a hook to the side of Silvizzle's head but Silvizzle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Urlacker blocks a head kick by Silvizzle.
Urlacker cracks Silvizzle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Urlacker moves into the clinch successfully.
Urlacker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Urlacker can't break the clinch.

Silvizzle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silvizzle slips under a jab from Urlacker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urlacker goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Urlacker throws a shot from downtown. Silvizzle moves away and avoids it.
Silvizzle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silvizzle tries to clinch up
and Urlacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silvizzle stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silvizzle wants it to stay on the feet.
Urlacker throws an overhand right that lands on Silvizzle's shoulder, as Silvizzle tries to avoid the shot.
Urlacker jabs Silvizzle right on the nose. Silvizzle blinks but takes it well.
Silvizzle moves away from the strike by Urlacker.
Silvizzle is looking to clinch but Urlacker is avoiding it.
Rick Urlacker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Urlacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvizzle.
Silvizzle shoots in but no luck this time.
Urlacker misses with a two punch combination.
Silvizzle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Silvizzle throws a lazy head kick
and Urlacker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Urlacker clobbers Silvizzle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Urlacker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Urlacker looks to clinch
and Silvizzle counters with a low kick, right behind Urlacker 's knee.
Silvizzle throws a half hearted mid kick.
Urlacker misses with a two punch combination.

Urlacker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silvizzle, pushing him back against the ropes.
Urlacker tries to circle away but Silvizzle has him pinned against the ropes.

Silvizzle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silvizzle slips under a jab from Urlacker.

Urlacker clinches up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvizzle wants to stall.
Urlacker wants to get back to striking at distance but Silvizzle won't allow it.
Silvizzle fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Urlacker tries to break free but Silvizzle pushes him back against the ropes.
Urlacker can't break the clinch.

Silvizzle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Urlacker misses with a double jab.
Silvizzle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silvizzle shoots for a double leg takedown but Urlacker sprawls well. He's pushed Silvizzle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silvizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silvizzle looks to land a body kick but Urlacker moved away.

Silvizzle drives through and clinches with Urlacker against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvizzle is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Urlacker is defending well for now.

Urlacker manages to break the clinch.
Urlacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvizzle looks for a takedown but Urlacker sprawls well.
Silvizzle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Urlacker tries to clinch

and Silvizzle counters by moving into the clinch.

Silvizzle breaks the clinch.
Silvizzle avoids a punch combination nicely.
No joy there for Urlacker, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silvizzle ducks under a wild hook from Urlacker.
Silvizzle lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Urlacker looks gassed!

Silvizzle closes the distance and clinches.
Urlacker is trying to break free.

Silvizzle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvizzle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Urlacker.

Silvizzle lands a big head kick that sends Urlacker tumbling to the mat! Silvizzle takes a step backwards and waves Urlacker back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Urlacker is rocked!

It looks like Rick Urlacker has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Urlacker is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvizzle finish him?
Urlacker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Urlacker seems to have recovered his senses.
Silvizzle looking to throw knees to the head but Urlacker is blocking nicely.
Silvizzle keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Urlacker's efforts to push away.
Urlacker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silvizzle walks away with a smile on his face. Urlacker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Urlacker misses the jab.
Silvizzle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Urlacker pinned against the cage. Urlacker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Silvizzle clinches.
Urlacker has had enough of the clinch but Silvizzle keeps him there for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Urlacker is pressed up against the ropes. Silvizzle has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Urlacker down to the mat. Urlacker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Urlacker stuffs the takedown attempt from Silvizzle. Silvizzle gets slowly back to his feet.

Silvizzle forces Urlacker back against the ropes and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silvizzle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rick Urlacker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Urlacker is looking to clinch.
Urlacker throws a hook but Silvizzle avoids it easily.
Urlacker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Urlacker moves into the clinch.
Silvizzle with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Urlacker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Urlacker. Those never looked like landing.
Silvizzle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Urlacker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Urlacker scores with a one two! Silvizzle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Urlacker moves into range and clinches up with Silvizzle.
Urlacker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silvizzle tries for a takedown but Urlacker manages to get underhooks.
Urlacker is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvizzle has double underhooks.
Urlacker gets underhooks to prevent Silvizzle's takedown attempt.
Silvizzle keeps control of Urlacker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Silvizzle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silvizzle dives in and grabs Urlacker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urlacker pushes down on Silvizzle's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silvizzle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Urlacker works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Urlacker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Silvizzle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Urlacker's waist but Urlacker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silvizzle off to one side.
Urlacker is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvizzle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvizzle ducks under a wild hook from Urlacker.
Urlacker throws a jab when Silvizzle was well out of range.
Urlacker throws a nice looking combination but Silvizzle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Urlacker throws a right and a left that Silvizzle avoids nicely.
Silvizzle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Urlacker misses with a two punch combination.
Urlacker fails to land with a series of punches.
Urlacker shoots for a double leg takedown but Silvizzle sprawls well. He's pushed Urlacker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Urlacker loads up on a big right hand but Silvizzle slips the punch.
Silvizzle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Urlacker as he jumps to the side.
Anderson Silvizzle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Urlacker looks to land a left hand but Silvizzle moved out of range nicely.
Urlacker misses with a looping right.
Urlacker throws a right and a left that Silvizzle avoids nicely.
Urlacker fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silvizzle avoids it really well and circles away.

That's two 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.
Silvizzle slips a jab and a cross from Urlacker.
Silvizzle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Urlacker defends it nicely.
Silvizzle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Urlacker defends it nicely.
Urlacker takes a swing at Silvizzle's ribcage but misses.
Urlacker lands with a nice combination. Silvizzle backs away looking to recover.
Silvizzle uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Urlacker.
Silvizzle slips a jab and a cross from Urlacker.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
The fighters circle momentarily. Urlacker darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silvizzle fails with a takedown attempt.
Urlacker misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvizzle has Urlacker up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silvizzle has Urlacker pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Urlacker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Urlacker tries to break the clinch but Silvizzle is controlling the position.

Silvizzle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silvizzle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Urlacker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Urlacker lands with a good body shot.
Urlacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Urlacker.

Silvizzle has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silvizzle manages to pull guard.
Silvizzle is trying to keep Urlacker in close.
Silvizzle wants to stand up but Urlacker is controlling him.
Urlacker scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silvizzle might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Urlacker throws a big right hand that misses.

Urlacker drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silvizzle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Urlacker has Silvizzle in his guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Urlacker trying to control the position.
Silvizzle wanted to stand there but Urlacker had control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Urlacker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rick Urlacker's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Urlacker moves in looking to clinch but Silvizzle pushes him off.
Silvizzle dives in and grabs Urlacker's left leg, looking for a takedown. Urlacker pushes down on Silvizzle's head and hops out.
A big right from Urlacker misses.
Urlacker moves in looking to clinch but Silvizzle pushes him off.
Urlacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Urlacker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Urlacker misses with a two punch combination.
Urlacker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silvizzle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Urlacker. That snapped Silvizzle's head back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urlacker misses with the combination.
Silvizzle throws a series of punches but Urlacker avoids them all with ease.
Urlacker misses the shot to the body.
Silvizzle gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Urlacker doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvizzle circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Urlacker.
Urlacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urlacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Urlacker throws a jab when Silvizzle was well out of range.
Silvizzle swinging wildly here.
Urlacker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Urlacker looks to throw the jab but Silvizzle is out of range.
Silvizzle throws a push kick but Urlacker slaps the foot to one side.
Silvizzle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Urlacker defends it nicely.

Silvizzle darts in and clinches Urlacker up against the ropes.
Urlacker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Urlacker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

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.

Silvizzle successfully pulls guard.
Urlacker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silvizzle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Urlacker lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Urlacker gets to his feet. Silvizzle looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Urlacker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Urlacker throws the left hand but Silvizzle avoids the punch easily.
Urlacker swats away the attempt to clinch by Silvizzle.
Urlacker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silvizzle.
Silvizzle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urlacker.
Silvizzle wants to clinch.
Silvizzle is looking to clinch but Urlacker is avoiding it.
Urlacker shoots in for a takedown but Silvizzle shows good takedown defense.
A combination from Urlacker does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Silvizzle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvizzle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Urlacker fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silvizzle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silvizzle seems to be stalking Urlacker here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Urlacker drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Silvizzle!
Anderson Silvizzle is the new super heavyweight champion!