PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell has chosen Michael Mind Project - Antiheroes as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Silva
vs
Bell

180 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
203 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
Bell blocks a head kick by Silva.
Bell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Bell.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bell lands with a cross.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva wants to clinch up but Bell keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Bell misses with a wild body shot.
Bell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bell.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Bell saw that one coming.
Silva is looking to chop away at Bell's legs.
Bell looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bell.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Bell's torso.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Nice shot by Silva.
Bell tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva leaves Bell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva moves away from the strike by Bell.
Silva scores with the left hand. Bell knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Silva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

Silva gets a clinch.

Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A big left from Silva misses.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
No joy there for Bell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell lands with a shot to the body.
Bell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds his right hand into Bell's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bell.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Bell throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Bell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Bell's head back.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silva digs a good body shot into Bell's ribs.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Bell can't break the clinch.
Silva content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bell has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Bell walks into a left hand.
Bell catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Bell lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Bell in a clinch.
Bell tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Bell misses with a punch to the body.
Bell stalling.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bell looks winded!

That's six minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Bell's ribcage.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bell's face.
Silva prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bell avoids it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bell prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Bell.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva letting Bell take a breather here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Silva tries to tie him up.
Bell taking a breather.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bell lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
Silva prevents Bell from breaking the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bell lands with a right to the head.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Bell blocks it.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva throws a head kick that Bell semi-blocks.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bell is looking to land body kicks.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Bell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell misses with a low kick.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bell fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Bell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bell.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva throws a jab when Bell was well out of range.
Silva connects with a jab.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Bell moves out of range easily.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva clobbers Bell with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bell is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wanderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Bell.
Bell is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bell tries a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bell on the side of the head.
Silva avoids the head kick by Bell.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bell doesn't seem bothered though.
Bell 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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
Bell pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva swings for the body but Bell moves out of range.
Bell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silva feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.
Bell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silva is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Bell misses with a kick to the body.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bell looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bell tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bell's knee momentarily.
Bell has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silva finds it's way round the side to connect with Bell's head.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bell's sensitive parts.
Silva scores with a hook.
Bell ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Bell throws a leg kick
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Bell dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Bell's head and hops out.
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bell takes one to the side of the head.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Silva checks a leg kick.
Bell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Bell's ribs.
Bell throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bell has time to react.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bell moves forwards but Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bell takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bell walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Bell looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bell.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Bell.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva throws a leg kick but Bell checks it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Silva darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bell.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Bell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell walks into a jab.

Bell closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silva rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bell's guard! Nice work there by Silva!
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bell seems keen to control Silva's posture.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bell is on top in guard.
Bell preventing the sweep.

Bell stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva feints and then cracks Bell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bell down.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bell on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Wanderlei Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva works Bell's body with a nice hook.
Bell misses with a body shot.
Bell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bell's head.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Bell off balance momentarily.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Bell fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Bell. That snapped Silva's head back.
Bell works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Bell throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Bell throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Bell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva lands a high kick!
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
Bell scores with a jab.
Bell throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bell off to one side.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva dips to his left and cracks Bell with an uppercut!
Bell shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Bell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bell on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!

Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!
After the fight, Wanderlei Silva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.