PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Force
vs
Silva

190 cm
27
268 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

205 cm
24
275 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Force!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Force pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Force throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ray Force seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Force swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Force thows a body shot but no joy.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forces head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Force working aggressively here.
Silva prevents Force from breaking the clinch.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Force on the inside.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Force.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Force prevents a body shot from Silva.
A nice left hand lands by Silva.
Force lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Force blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force misses with a punch on the inside.
Force stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Force avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Force fails to land.
Force blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Silva blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva works on Force's body with a couple of short punches.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva is working Force over against the cage.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva pushes Force back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Force is breathing heavily.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Force.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.

It looks like Ray Force has been cut.
Force is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short left from Force.
A short right from Silva.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Force.
Silva lands an uppercut.
Force misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Force.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Force lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Force's head.
Force on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva gets through Force's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Force.

Force pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Force.
Force on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Force's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Force tries to tie him up.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Force avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Force managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Force blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Force lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Force has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a body shot but Force blocks it.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Force misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva blocking some punches.
Force on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Force working aggressively here.
Force wants to break free but Silva has control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries a knee to the head but Force blocks it.
Force is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Force has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Force working aggressively here.
Force lands a shoulder strike.
Force scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Force circles away.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Silva.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Force throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Force counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Force moves away and avoids it.
Force swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Force lands with a nice body punch.
Silva defending well as Force loads up on a big left hand.
Force jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Force.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Force just misses with a punch to the body.
Force lands a lovely overhand right.
Force tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Force.
Force misses with a looping left.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Force. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Force does a little dance to reset his feet.

Silva drives through and clinches with Force against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Force as the two fighters clinch.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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 is working Force over against the cage.
Silva blocks a body shot from Force.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva scores with a shot to the side of Force's head.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Force lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forces head.
Force trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Force tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Good body shot from Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Force avoids it.
Force tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva lands a left hand.
A short left from Silva.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Force pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Force scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Force swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Force misses with a looping right.
A big right from Force misses.
Silva jabs Force to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Force throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Force.
Silva wants to clinch.
Force swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Force avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Force.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Force's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Force takes a shot to the head.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Force's elbow.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Force looking to slow down the pace here.
Force blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Force blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Force takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Force misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
Force swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Force fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Force is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Force needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Force circles away.
Force cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Force's head but Force sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Force uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.

Silva rushes Force and presses him up against the cage.
Silva lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Force wants to stall.

Force's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Silva moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Force.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Force.
Force blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is working Force over against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Force backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Force is defending well for now.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva misses with some punches.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Forces head.

Force is rocked!
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Oh Force is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
Force misses with some punches.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Force misses with a hook from the clinch.
Force is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva pushes Force against the cage. Silva is working some dirty boxing. Silva pushes off with a quick right hook! Force goes down! Force tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Silva moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wanderlei Silva!
Wanderlei Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Atlantis - Inventory Liquidation!, into his post fight interview.