PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Granville Fortier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr has chosen 50 cent many men as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Fortier
vs
Silva Jr

200 cm
19
255 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Granville Fortier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva Jr!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Fortier looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva Jr is fending him off so far but Fortier persists. Nope, Silva Jr circles away and we're back to standing.

Fortier closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva Jr wants to control but Fortier is keeping busy.
Silva Jr is not content to let Fortier control the position.
Fortier tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silva Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva Jr is trying to stand back up but Fortier is controlling him
Silva Jr should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fortier in particular looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Silva Jr is working to get back to half guard.
Fortier trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva Jr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silva Jr tries to hold on but Fortier pushes him away.
Fortier looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Fortier raining down shots from the mount!
Fortier lands a couple of good shots and Silva Jr has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Silva Jr is in bad spot here.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Silva Jr just trying to survive but Fortier is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Fortier controlling the positon.
Silva Jr is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Fortier is landing with strikes. Silva Jr can't take much more of this.
Fortier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva Jr on the ground.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva Jr defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Fortier lands punches and elbows.
Fortier lands strikes to the head.
Fortier is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.

Silva Jr showing good submission defense here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fortier is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Silva Jr has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.

Fortier looking for the choke but no joy.
Silva Jr is trying to stand back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Granville Fortier 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 Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortier.
A head kick misses from Fortier.

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

Fortier breaks from the clinch.
Fortier misses with a takedown attempt - Silva Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva Jr jabs Fortier to the body, keeping him at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Fortier checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Silva Jr gets caught flat footed, as Fortier shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Fortier trying to control but Silva Jr is working from the bottom.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Fortier here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Fortier seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortier would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fortier is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva Jr can do to turn this around?
Fortier stays in close to Silva Jr's body and controls the position.
Fortier tries to stand but Silva Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Silva Jr keeping moving, preventing Fortier from controlling successfully.
Fortier has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Silva Jr is looking for a triangle but Fortier pushes his legs off easily.
Fortier won't allow Silva Jr to get back to his feet.
Fortier controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fortier has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fortier and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Fortier shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Fortier was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Fortier tries to stand but Silva Jr is controlling his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr is pushing Fortier's head away, looking to escape. Fortier manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva Jr tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fortier wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva Jr bucks up and tries to throw Fortier off but instead Fortier has got his back!
Fortier lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silva Jr hold on?!
Fortier connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Silva Jr to escape the position.

Silva Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Fortier.

Fortier has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fortier looking for the choke but no joy.
Fortier controls the position.

Fortier is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Silva Jr knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Silva Jr for a finish.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fortier is punishing Silva Jr with strikes - can he finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Granville Fortier dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Silva Jr throws a solid leg kick but Fortier takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva Jr.
Granville Fortier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva Jr misses with a two punch combination.

Fortier looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fortier tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva Jr controls his leg.
Fortier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Silva Jr wants to improve his position but Fortier is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortier is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fortier trying to pass the guard but Silva Jr defending well.
Silva Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Fortier sits in half guard.
Fortier seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Still in half guard, Fortier seems content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Fortier closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fortier misses with an elbow strike.
Fortier has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Silva Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fortier tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Fortier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Granville Fortier. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortier shoots in and drives through. Silva Jr sprawls well.
Good shot there by Silva Jr.
A combination from Silva Jr does no damage.
Silva Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Fortier's head.
Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Fortier on the wrong end of a nice hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortier shoots in for a takedown but Silva Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva Jr cracks Fortier with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Fortier checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Fortier tries for a takedown but Silva Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fortier dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva Jr sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Fortier tries to pull guard but Silva Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Fortier has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Silva Jr is trying to keep an underhook but Fortier manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva Jr wants to get back to his feet.
Silva Jr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr wants to stand but Fortier is controlling the position.
Anderson Silva Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fortier with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fortier wants to pass the guard but Silva Jr is keeping the position.
Granville Fortier is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva Jr working for a triangle but Fortier defends it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Anderson Silva Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fortier has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Granville Fortier!
The defeated Anderson Silva Jr had this to say: 'Ill be back with a better performance!!!'.