PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayceon Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silva
vs
Tyler

170 cm
18
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

224 cm
21
225 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 1 - 0 - 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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jayceon Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but Tyler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyler but Tyler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

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 throws a big right hand that misses.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Tyler had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Silva is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Tyler Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Silva's back instead.
Silva prevents Tyler from getting a body triangle.
Silva is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Tyler tries to get the hooks in deep but Silva pushed the leg off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler doesn't have the hooks in and Silva manages to turn into his guard.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Tyler has wrist control.
Silva passes into half guard.

Tyler is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
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. Silva connects with a nice short shot to Tyler's temple.
Tyler trying to control here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tyler looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Tyler looks gassed!

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyler is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Tyler's head.
Silva blocks the strikes from Tyler.
Nice strikes from Silva there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Silva there.
Silva is nestled in close to Tyler, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyler is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.
Silva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Silva throwing shots but Tyler is blocking nicely.
Tyler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tyler tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tyler pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tyler can do anything to dispel that myth.

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

Tyler bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Tyler is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Tyler passes to side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tyler wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nice sprawl there from Silva as Tyler shoots in.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a left and a right that stings Silva.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Tyler. Tyler gets slowly back to his feet.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Tyler to the mat! Tyler manages to get full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Tyler controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Silva is working Tyler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Tyler throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Tyler controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Tyler is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tyler's head.
Tyler wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Tyler tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Tyler is trying to stand.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tyler defending well though.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tyler blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tyler is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Tyler counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Tyler controls the pace.
Tyler trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Tyler trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Tyler any problems.

Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Tyler has his hands clasped together but Silva extends an breaks Tyler's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Silva!