PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes to the ring accompanied by Awesome. Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Penn
vs
Silva

185 cm
31
190 lbs
14 - 16 - 1

188 cm
34
198 lbs
13 - 10 - 2

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Penn throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Penn had a free shot at his head there.
BJ Penn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a big head kick but Penn shrugs it off.
Penn blocks a head kick by Silva.
Penn throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Penn throws a good cross that connects.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Penn thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Penn misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Penn is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Penn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the ropes. Penn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a head kick.
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!
Penn takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Penn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Penn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Penn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Penn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva slips a straight right by Penn.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva staying out of range there.
Penn fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Silva staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Penn looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.

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

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
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 takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Penn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Penn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Penn throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Penn stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn lands with a cross.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Anderson Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn swinging wildly here.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Penn.
Penn misses with a straight right.
BJ Penn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva landing knees to the body.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some wild striking there from Penn.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Penn lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Penn working hard to break the clinch.
Penn wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Penn misses with a hook.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Penn gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Penn is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Penn wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Penn stops Silva from standing up.

The ref stands the fighters back up because BJ Penn just wasn't active enough.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Penn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Penn lands a body shot.
No joy there for Penn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Penn.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Penn.
Penn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn misses with a wild combination.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Penn misses.
Penn fails to land with a series of punches.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Penn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Penn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Penn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Penn counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Penn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Penn avoids the head kick by Silva.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn misses with a two punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Silva lands a head kick. Penn smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Penn tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A head kick from Silva lands but Penn takes it in his stride.
Penn lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Penn throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Penn misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Penn misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Penn.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Silva in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Penn throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Penn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A right-left combo lands from Penn.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Penn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anderson Silva.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.