PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough as his entrance music. Joe Frazier had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 188.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Frazier
vs
Silva

180 cm
25
206 lbs
8 - 8 - 1

188 cm
36
198 lbs
19 - 13 - 2

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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 8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Frazier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sloppy strikes from Frazier. Those never looked like landing.
Frazier tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Frazier looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Frazier gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Frazier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Frazier lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Silva scores with a head kick. Frazier tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frazier throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Frazier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frazier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Frazier misses with a body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Silva blocks a jab.
Frazier tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Frazier clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Frazier tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Frazier keeps him there for the moment.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Frazier won't want to take too many of those.
Silva looking to stall.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Frazier throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Frazier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Frazier misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Frazier 's knee.
Frazier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frazier blocks a head kick by Silva.
Frazier throws a lazy body kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frazier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Frazier is lucky that one didn't land flush.

Frazier is rocked!
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frazier darts in trying to clinch
and Silva counters with a huge head kick that drops Frazier! The ref dives in to stop the fight and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
After winning the bout, Anderson Silva thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.