PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Sanchez

194 cm
25
255 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

190 cm
18
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Silva blocks a head kick by Sanchez.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez throws a leg kick that misses.
Sanchez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Sanchez wants to clinch but Silva slips to the side

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sanchez trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wanted to stand there but Sanchez had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands and steps away. Sanchez gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd cheers as Silva lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Sanchez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Sanchez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chris Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Silva jabs Sanchez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Silva lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sanchez closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sanchez throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Silva swinging wildly here.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva checks a low kick from Sanchez.
Silva punishes Sanchez's body with a nice straight punch.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Sanchez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez darts in trying to clinch

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Sanchez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Sanchez will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez is looking to clinch.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Nice straight punches there by Silva. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Silva looks to land a combination but Sanchez avoids it well.
Silva checks a low kick from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Chris Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva avoids the head kick by Sanchez.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sanchez. That's going to slow Silva down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sanchez. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.

Silva gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

Sanchez breaks the clinch.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
Sanchez scores with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Sanchez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Sanchez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sanchez lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with the combination.
Sanchez throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Sanchez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sanchez throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Sanchez backing up. Sanchez nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Good work by Silva as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Sanchez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sanchez throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Sanchez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez misses with a low kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sanchez throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Sanchez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
A shot to the liver by Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a right hand that Sanchez ducks under and follows up with a left that Sanchez also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
A big left from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sanchez.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sanchez circles away quickly and effectively.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva scores with a one two! Sanchez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva connects with a single shot there.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva slips under a jab.
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!
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sanchez.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Sanchez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Chris Sanchez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Sanchez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sanchez looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez lands a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva lands a jab.
Sanchez lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sanchez.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva misses with a double jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sanchez 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Sanchez!