PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Spooner

180 cm
24
185 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Del Spooner!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Spooner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Spooner misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
A big left from Spooner misses.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spooner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Spooner closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.

Spooner manages to break the clinch.

Spooner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nice body punch from Spooner - that landed with a thud.

Spooner's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.

Spooner closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Spooner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Spooner.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Spooner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

Spooner has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva jumps guard but Spooner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Spooner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Spooner breaks the clinch.
Silva cracks Spooner with a good jab.
Spooner tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Spooner.
Silva displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Spooner is rocked!

Spooner has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Spooner manages to break the clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Spooner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a swing at Spooner's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with the combination.
Spooner misses the jab.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spooner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Spooner duly obliges.
Spooner tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Spooner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Spooner throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Spooner looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva throws a right hand that Spooner ducks under and follows up with a left that Spooner also avoids with ease.
A head kick misses from Spooner.
Spooner avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spooner looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.

Silva drops Spooner with a left and a right! Oh, Spooner is hurt - Silva dives into side control looking to finish!
Spooner is still in real trouble! Can Silva finish him?
Spooner looks gassed!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Silva has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Spooner scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spooner throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Spooner out cold! What a finish! Silva is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wanderlei Silva!
An out of breath Wanderlei Silva thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.