PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and anderson silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Three days grace: Animal i have become and Riot. Tom Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
silva

193 cm
20
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, anderson silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silva manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silva can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
silva tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but silva has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva postures up.
silva striking off his back but it's not causing Silva any problems.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
silva wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
silva looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and lands a big shot to silva's brow.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva is working silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva stands up over silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Silva wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of silva's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but silva is working from the bottom.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of silva's head.
Silva postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva landing some decent shots from guard.
Silva prevents silva from getting back to his feet.
silva trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

Silva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
silva looking to control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
silva tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
silva is staying active underneath Silva, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva working some strikes from top position.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva is in close to silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
silva keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
silva has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.

silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
silva is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva distracts silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva fails with the takedown

and silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Silva!
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
silva looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
silva prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
silva landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
silva is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
silva trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
silva postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

Silva has dropped down and is working for a takedown. silva is trying to keep an underhook but Silva manages to get the takedown into half guard.
silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
silva is looking to improve his position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
silva is looking to escape.
Silva lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tom Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
silva tries to get to full guard but Silva has control of the leg.
silva has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva working over silva with some ground and pound. silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.

silva is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
silva controlling the position for now.

silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva slips a nice elbow through silva's hands, connecting with silva's forehead.
Silva with the ground and pound but silva uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but silva has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva controlling the position.
silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva postures up.
silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva throws a strike but silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
silva forces his way into half guard.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

silva is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silva striking from the bottom.
Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
silva wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Tom Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva gets back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.
anderson silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
silva throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Silva!