PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Black Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Anderson ''The Spider'' Silva. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Out

180 cm
20
200 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
25
220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Black Out!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to clinch up
and Out makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Silva really felt that one!
Out throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Out moves to the side
and Out counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Out lands with a nice body punch.
Silva looks to clinch
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva wants to clinch
and Out counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Out throws a one two combo.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Out.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Out throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Out misses with a body kick.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Out breaks from the clinch.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch up but Out keeps it at a distance.
Out clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Out lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Out.
Out has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Out lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves to clinch but Out breaks away
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Out manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Out's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva is looking for a takedown.

Out manages to break the clinch.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Out in a clinch.
Out wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Out can't break the clinch.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Out breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Out counters with a straight right hand.
Out rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Out.
Out misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Out with a jab.
Out throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Out scores with a punch to the head.
Out throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva closes the distance but Out moves to the side
and Out counters with a nice low kick that buckles Silva's knee momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has Out pressed against the cage, preventing Out from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Out 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.

Silva wants to clinch
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Out.
Out lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Out lands the left hand.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva is looking to clinch but Out is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Out misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Out.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
No joy there for Out, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
and Out counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Out.
Out connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Black Out is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Out keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
and Out counters with a right hand to the body.
Out fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Silva crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Out - the referee stops the clock and Silva gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Out. Silva manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Out lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Out counters with a two punch combo.
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Out closes the distance and lands a one-two.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Out is working the combinations to good effect here.
Out lands with a nice body punch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Out swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a straight right hand.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Out, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Out pulls him back up using the underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Out's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Out dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Out lands.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Out displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Silva moves to clinch but Out breaks away
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Out darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva wants to clinch but Out slips to the side
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Out throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Out duly obliges.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
and Out counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Out circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Out counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Out scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Out lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Out lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Silva forces Out back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Out has Silva pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Black Out showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Out lands a high kick!
Silva tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch
and Out counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Out misses.
A head kick misses from Out.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Out lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Out swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Out jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Black Out seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Out is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but Out moves out of range.
Out circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Out counter with a right hand.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva closes the distance looking to clinch
and Out counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva tries to clinch up but Out circles away and keeps his distance.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Out paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Out pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Out follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Out circles away.
Out misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva clinches.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Out has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva looking for a takedown.
The referee calls for Out to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Out pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva wants to clinch
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.
Out moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Out counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Out scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva is looking to clinch.

Silva has Out up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Out avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Out pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Out swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Out scores with a push kick.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Out lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Silva thuds his right hand into Out's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Out lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out lands a slapping body shot.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Out avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Out!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Out pushes him off.
Out ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Silva.

Out gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Out is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Out managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Black Out is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Out.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Black Out.
I've got Out 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Black Out!