PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Ridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Arno Cost - Souvenir kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ridge
vs
Silva

177 cm
18
199 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 New York, Andy Ridge!
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, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Ridge scores with a four punch combination!
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ridge circles away.
Ridge stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ridge wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Ridge. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Ridge scoring well with a low kick there.
Ridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ridge will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ridge feints a jab promting Silva to slip. Ridge then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Silva slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Ridge.
Ridge scores with a leg kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Andy Ridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Ridge swinging wildly here.
Ridge stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ridge displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Andy Ridge seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ridge lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ridge throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.

Ridge has managed to clinch.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ridge is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silva doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ridge passes into side control.
Silva tries to bench press Ridge off him but Ridge keeps the position.
Silva is being controlled here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridge's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ridge moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Silva is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Ridge is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to bench press Ridge off him but Ridge keeps the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Andy Ridge.
Ridge fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ridge attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ridge. That's going to slow Silva down.
Ridge thumps Silva with a low kick.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Ridge saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ridge throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ridge circles away.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Ridge manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown. Ridge tries to sprawl out of it but Silva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ridge manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Ridge.
Ridge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Ridge dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Ridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Ridge fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws the left hand but Ridge avoids the punch easily.

Ridge moves into the clinch.

Ridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ridge throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ridge throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ridge could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva tries for a takedown but Ridge circles away easily
and Ridge counters with a nice leg kick.
Ridge defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Ridge throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ridge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ridge getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ridge.
Good shot there by Ridge.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ridge. Ridge obviously looking to wear him down.
Ridge misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ridge.
That kick from Ridge tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ridge counters with a two punch combo.
Andy Ridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
A leg kick checked by Silva.
Ridge connects with a solid leg kick.
Ridge looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ridge fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ridge avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva looks for a takedown but Ridge sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridge throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ridge counters with a two punch combo.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ridge lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ridge lands a leg kick that knocks Silva off balance momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Ridge has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ridge wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Ridge working hard to break the clinch.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Ridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ridge cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Ridge pushes him off.
Ridge misses with a double jab.
Ridge throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva is trying desperately to land a takedown but Ridge is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Silva.
Ridge throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Ridge comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ridge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ridge misses with a wild body shot.
Ridge throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Ridge will be more careful next time no doubt.
No joy there for Ridge, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Ridge swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ridge defends it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ridge. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ridge throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Ridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ridge looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ridge keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ridge lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Ridge throws a leg kick that misses.
Ridge keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Ridge shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ridge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Ridge buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Ridge dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Ridge connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva is looking to clinch but Ridge is avoiding it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ridge is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Ridge circles away and we're back to standing.
Ridge lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Andy Ridge is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva tries to clinch but Ridge moves out of range.
Ridge throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ridge.
A nice combination there by Ridge.
Ridge tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Ridge counters with a nice kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ridge.
Ridge swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ridge looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva is looking to clinch but Ridge is avoiding it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Ridge throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Ridge is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.

Ridge escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ridge.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ridge can pounce on him.
Ridge scores with a spinning back kick!
A good leg kick by Ridge.
A combination from Ridge does no damage.
Ridge throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ridge tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.

Silva closes the distance and pushes Ridge back into the cage.
Ridge tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ridge is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ridge down to the mat. Ridge avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andy Ridge has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ridge cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ridge tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
Ridge turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ridge lands a nice looking body shot.
Ridge lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ridge is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Ridge scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Andy Ridge is winning the standup battle so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ridge darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Ridge is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ridge is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ridge is keeping busy.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Ridge is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Ridge breaks the clinch.
Ridge swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ridge moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ridge lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Ridge is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ridge.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ridge throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Andy Ridge is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva tries to clinch up but Ridge circles away and keeps his distance.
Ridge throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Ridge chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ridge sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Ridge throws a quick inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ridge thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ridge swinging wildly here.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andy Ridge is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Ridge showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ridge has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Ridge!