PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Storm
vs
Silva

189 cm
25
245 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

182 cm
26
215 lbs
0 - 10 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Mason Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Storm rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Storm thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Storm is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Storm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters with a head kick that drops Storm!

Storm is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva trying to stand up but can't free himself from Storm's guard.
Oh Storm is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Storm has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Storm in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looks winded!
Silva wants to stand but Storm is controlling the position.
Storm wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Storm. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Storm postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Storm trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Storm lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Storm loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Storm working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Storm trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Storm has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Storm is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Storm is having none of it.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Storm throws a big elbow that misses.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Storm.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Storm seems to have got his legs back now.
Storm controlling from the top position.
Storm makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm scoring with some ground and pound.
Storm is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Storm is stalling in the full guard.
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Storm postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Storm content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Storm pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Storm is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Storm connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Nice strikes from Storm there.

Storm maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Silva could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Storm has cracked it and Silva is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Storm!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mason Storm!