PBP Commentary

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

Riles
vs
Silva

187 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
184 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ron Riles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva blocks a head kick by Riles.
Riles shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Riles swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Riles.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva wants to clinch up but Riles keeps it at a distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Riles. Riles gets slowly back to his feet.
Riles misses with a two punch combination.
Ron Riles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riles swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riles.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Riles.
Silva avoids the head kick by Riles.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch up but Riles circles away and keeps his distance.
Riles tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riles misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Riles is defended easily by Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Riles. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riles avoids it.
Riles fails to pull guard.
Riles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riles avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riles fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Riles managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riles.
Riles takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riles avoids it.
Riles wants a takedown.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riles avoids it.
Riles avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Riles avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva 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 keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Riles. Riles gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Riles's ribcage.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riles is defending well for now.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riles is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Riles avoids the damage to the body.
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva gets underhooks to prevent Riles's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Riles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riles is working for takedown but Silva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Riles managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Riles avoids the damage to the body.
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riles is defending well for now.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Riles tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Riles avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Riles tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Riles wants a takedown.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riles is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riles tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Riles avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riles avoids it.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Riles won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva forces Riles back against the cage and clinches.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Riles avoids the damage to the body.
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Riles on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riles tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Riles jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Riles gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Riles swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.

Riles decides to pull guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Riles is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riles has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Ron Riles.
A head kick from Riles lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ron Riles. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Riles does no damage.
Riles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Riles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Riles bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Riles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Riles throws a head kick that misses

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Ron Riles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riles blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riles.
Knees to the body from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working Riles over with knees to the body.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Riles is defending well for now.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Riles avoids it.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Riles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Riles fails to pull guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30

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