PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 7635 p4p, 626 weight class) and Guille Oost (ranked 8409 p4p, 653 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Anderson Silva has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Anderson Silva seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Silva
vs
Oost

188 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Guille Oost!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Oost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Oost paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oost has taken the fight to the clinch.
Oost landing knees to the head.

It looks like Anderson Silva has been cut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Oost smiles and moves away.
Oost chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva has Oost up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oost is looking for a takedown.
Silva is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oost to keep the fight standing.
Silva has been working on his balance at Cozad MMA Rio, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Oost.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Oost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Oost shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

Oost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Oost has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Oost fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Oost forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.

Oost successfully pulls guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oost seems keen to control Silva's posture.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva postures up.
Oost manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

Silva looking to control.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Oost from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Oost has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Oost moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Oost lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oost is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Oost manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Oost trying to control the position.
Oost is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Oost.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guille Oost dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Oost fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Oost has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Oost in a clinch.
Oost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oost drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Oost working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.
Oost lands a left hand.
Silva tries to break free but Oost pushes him back against the cage.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
Oost tries to counter with a clinch but Silva shakes him off and moves away.

Oost gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Oost avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Oost breaks from the clinch.
Oost is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Oost quickly recovers to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oost wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Silva controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oost tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.

Silva goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oost turns into him and now he's in Silva's guard.
Guille Oost has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Oost from controlling successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oost might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Oost is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Oost doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oost manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Oost showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Oost is one step ahead there.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Oost scoring with punches to the head and body.
Oost trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva seems keen to control Oost's posture.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Oost to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Guille Oost showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anderson Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Oost throws a counter combo.

Oost moves into the clinch.
Silva is working for takedown but Oost is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silva taking a breather.
Oost landing knees to the head.

Oost's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Oost to counter with a crisp jab.

Oost rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oost scores with a knee to the head.

Oost manages to break the clinch.
Oost tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is trying hard to land a takedown here. Oost sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Oost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oost tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Oost closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Oost controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to improve his position but Oost is controlling well.
Oost wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Oost sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva is not content to let Oost control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Oost has control of the leg.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Oost moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Oost lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Oost connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.

Oost gets control of Silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Oost will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Oost looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva won't allow Oost to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Oost pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva tries to clinch but Oost is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a body kick
and Oost counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oost tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Oost tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch up
and Oost counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Oost scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

And that's the end of the fight!
Guille Oost comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oost 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Guille Oost!