PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kobayashi's entrance music is Yoshida Brothers-Rising. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kobayashi
vs
Silva

153 cm
18
133 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

172 cm
25
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kobayashi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Kobayashi works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kobayashi looking for a sweep. Not yet Kobayashi, not yet.
Kobayashi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kobayashi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kobayashi 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.
Silva content to stall in guard here.

Akira Kobayashi has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.

Kobayashi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Kobayashi is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Kobayashi quickly recovers to half guard.
Kobayashi could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Silva decides to stand up.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Kobayashi with a poor takedown

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Kobayashi is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kobayashi has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Silva decides to pull guard.
Silva controlling the position.
Kobayashi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva drives through with a takedown into Kobayashi's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva distracts Kobayashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kobayashi is keeping the position.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Kobayashi tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kobayashi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kobayashi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Kobayashi is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Kobayashi's guard.
Silva prevents Kobayashi from getting back to his feet.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Kobayashi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Kobayashi is keeping the position.
Silva is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kobayashi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kobayashi looking for a takedown.

Silva lands a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva stays in close to Kobayashi's body and controls the position.
Kobayashi trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Kobayashi is looking to sweep but instead, Silva has passed into half guard.
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!
Kobayashi won't allow Silva to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is working for a kimura but Kobayashi is defending it quite comfortably.
Kobayashi won't allow Silva to pass to mount.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kobayashi has a hand on Silva's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Silva takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Silva controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva raining down shots from the mount!
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kobayashi is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kobayashi really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Kobayashi shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kobayashi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Kobayashi's hands, connecting with Kobayashi's forehead.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Kobayashi is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kobayashi trying to hold on to Silva's head to control him but Silva postures up.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
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, due to lack of action by Anderson Silva.
Kobayashi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akira Kobayashi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Kobayashi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kobayashi controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Akira Kobayashi just wasn't active enough.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kobayashi's half guard.
Silva prevents Kobayashi from standing back up.

Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Silva passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kobayashi!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kobayashi is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Akira Kobayashi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
Anderson Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.