PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Materla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Materla has chosen Sobota - Do góry łeb as his entrance music. Michal Materla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Silva
vs
Materla

188 cm
25
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Determined

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michal Materla!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Illya Tyunina and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Materla shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Materla finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Materla performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Materla is looking to advance position but Silva won't allow it.
Materla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Materla is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.

Materla looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Materla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Materla eventually gives up the hold.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is not content to let Materla control the position.
Materla is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Materla controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Materla is looking for a kimura here.
Materla seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Materla has control of the leg.
Materla throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Materla is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Materla thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Materla scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Materla trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Materla is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Materla wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Materla stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Materla loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Materla won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva wants to stand but Materla is controlling the position.
Materla sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Materla dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Materla's waist but Materla gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.

Materla takes the fight into the clinch.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Materla pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Materla counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Materla has him pressed against the cage.

Materla lands a takedown into guard.
Materla pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Materla wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Materla is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to improve his position but Materla is controlling well.

Materla is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Materla eventually gives up the hold.
Materla wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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. Materla connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Materla not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Materla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Materla scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Materla controls the pace.
Silva is trying to keep Materla in close.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Materla sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Michal Materla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Materla forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Materla's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Materla counters by moving into the clinch.

Silva is fighting off a takedown attempt but Materla is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Silva to the mat. Silva regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Materla trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Materla trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Materla is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michal Materla 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! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Materla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materla lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Materla tries to pass.
Silva is trying to control the position but Materla postures up.
Materla with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Materla controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michal Materla.

Materla closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Materla lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Materla is now in half guard.
Silva has hold of Materla's hands but Materla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Materla prevents Silva from standing back up.

Materla is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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. Materla connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Silva has hold of Materla's hands but Materla slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Materla controlling the action here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva tries to kick Materla off but Materla keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Materla perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Materla is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Materla.
Materla controlling the action here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Michal Materla has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Materla scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Silva tries to roll over but Materla keeps him under control.
Materla not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Materla stalling.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Let's hope that Materla has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

And that's the end of the fight!
Michal Materla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Materla has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michal Materla!
Post fight, an emotional Michal Materla said 'That was a easy fight! Now i wanna have next win vs. brazilian poor fighter! Fernando Ribeiro i wanna fight VS YOU!'.