PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cash Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cash Money has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Money
vs
Silva

200 cm
24
209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Likes ground

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 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cash Money!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Money lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.

It looks like Cash Money has been cut.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Money takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Money.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Money as he avoids it easily.
Money tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Money checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Money.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Money is trying to stand back up but Silva is controlling him
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Money is just riding it out for now. Silva eventually gives up the hold.

Money kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Money slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nice defenses there by Money.
Money circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva darts in and clinches Money up against the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Money slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Money.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Money moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Money circles away.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

Money closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money misses with a knee strike.
Money tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva looking to stall.
Money looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Money misses with an elbow over the top.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Money is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Money has his back to the cage.
Money lands a nice knee to the body.
Money with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva is trying to break free.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Money is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
Money creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Money dodges it nicely.
Silva wants to take a breather but Money is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is stalling here. Money is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Money has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva is being controlled here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Money is controlling well.

That's four 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 is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Money decides to stand up.
Money connects with a crisp jab.
Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick by Money misses

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Money wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Money is avoiding damage well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cash Money's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva tries to bum rush Money with a series of wild strikes but Money uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Money tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Money moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva blocks a leg kick.

Money moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Money has him pressed against the cage.
Money connects with a knee to the head.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

Silva breaks the clinch.
Money misses with a looping right.
Money cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Money circles away.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cash Money is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Money moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Money scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Money catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Money dips to his left and cracks Silva with an uppercut!
A jab from Money finds it's way through Silva's defenses.

Silva is rocked!
Money lands a body shot.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Money finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Money clinches with his opponent.
Money landing knees to the body.
Money lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Money slows down the pace here.
Money with a knee to the head.
Money connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Money avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the cage.
Money misses with a knee strike.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to bum rush Money with a series of wild strikes but Money uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Money checks a leg kick.
Cash Money is winning the standup battle so far.
Money throws a nice outside leg kick.
Money scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Money throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Money cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Money scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Money is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Money throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Money avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva works the jab nicely.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Money moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Money tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Money throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Money tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Money.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Money lands a jab to the nose.
Money cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Money moves into the clinch.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Money has passed into side control.
Silva throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Money keeps moving and retains side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A control attempt from Silva but he's now mounted!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cash Money dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cash Money's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Money pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Money trying to land knees to the body.
Money tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Money throws a knee to the head but misses.
Money throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Money misses with a knee strike.
Money throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Silva pressing his opponent against the cage.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Money prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Money wants a takedown.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to clinch
enabling Money to counter with a crisp jab.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Money.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Money, pushing him back against the cage.
Money using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Money is controlling the position.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Money's sensitive parts.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Money bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Money looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Silva scores with a jab. Money acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Money, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Money against the cage but Money circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Money throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Money takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva looks to land a combination but Money avoids it well.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Money. That did some damage!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Money circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Money paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Money throws a nice head kick!
Money misses the jab.
Money rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Money keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to drag Money to the mat but Money just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Money throws a knee to the head but misses.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Money with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Money trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Money shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cash Money has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wanderlei Silva.
Money misses with an elbow strike.
Silva is trying to break free.
Money lands an elbow inside.
Silva wants to break free but Money has control.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Money.
Money throws an elbow that misses.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Money is controlling the position.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Money won't allow it.
A knee to the head by Money.
Silva avoids a wild elbow strike from Money.
Money misses with a knee to the head.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Silva tightens his grip and picks Money up, before dumping him to the ground. Money manages to land in guard.

Money manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Silva throws a right hand that Money ducks under and follows up with a left that Money also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Money. That's going to slow Silva down.
Money blocks a head kick by Silva.
Money tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Money moves into the clinch successfully.
Money with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Money creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Money tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Money is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Money down to the mat. Money avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Money checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Money rushes Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Money scores a nice knee to the body.
Money throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wanderlei Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:29

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