PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mason Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's entrance music is Simon Says. A fine choice. 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.

Anderson
vs
Silva

183 cm
31
197 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

191 cm
24
200 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good takedowns
Good kicks
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner

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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mason Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ryan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Anderson doesn't seem bothered though.
A head kick misses from Anderson.

Anderson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Anderson is now in Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson landing some decent shots from guard.
Anderson stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anderson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.
Anderson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anderson tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Anderson is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anderson.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Anderson working some strikes from top position.
Anderson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Anderson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands a couple of digs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Anderson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Anderson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Anderson is stalling in the full guard.
Anderson wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Anderson!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Anderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva leaves Anderson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Anderson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Anderson controlling from the top position.
Anderson trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Anderson sitting in guard here, content to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mason Anderson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.

Anderson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Anderson wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Anderson looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Anderson is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Anderson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Anderson advances to half guard.
Anderson is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva has a hand on Anderson's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Anderson takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Anderson controlling from the full mount.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to control Anderson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Anderson misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Anderson drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Anderson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson controlling Silva's posture.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Anderson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva misses with a jab to the body

and Anderson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Anderson slows the pace down in half guard.
Anderson moves nicely into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Anderson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Anderson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Anderson trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva struggling a bit here.

Anderson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Anderson's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Ryan Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Anderson is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Anderson swivels though and keeps the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Mason Anderson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Anderson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Silva trying to hold on to Anderson's head to control him but Anderson postures up.
Anderson stalling away here and it's allowed Silva to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position but Anderson postures up.
Anderson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Anderson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Anderson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Anderson wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Anderson's best efforts.
Anderson is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson is working for a submission of some sort.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is not content to let Anderson control the position.
Mason Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anderson is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Anderson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Anderson, 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mason Anderson!