PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Damien Newsome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Newsome has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Newsome
vs
Silva

199 cm
24
195 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

188 cm
22
197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Damien Newsome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome is having none of it.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a head kick but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Newsome shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Newsome keeps the fight on the outside.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newsome avoids them all with ease.
Newsome tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Newsome sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice defenses there by Newsome.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.

Newsome darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Newsome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newsome.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Newsome is very close to passing his half guard.
Newsome really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Newsome seems to be looking for submissions.

Newsome is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Silva is just riding it out for now. Newsome eventually gives up the hold.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Newsome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is looking to control Newsome's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Newsome is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Newsome is breathing heavily.

Newsome is looking for a kimura here.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Newsome is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Newsome.
Silva is looking to control Newsome's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Damien Newsome dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Newsome takes a kick to the side of the head.
Newsome checks a leg kick nicely.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.
Newsome takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a low kick but Newsome avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva stuns Newsome with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Newsome fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two 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.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva wants to clinch.
Newsome defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Newsome circles away.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Newsome.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Newsome moved away.
Newsome shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Newsome gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Silva wants to clinch up but Newsome keeps it at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Newsome fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Newsome. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch but Newsome is having none of it.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Newsome moves out of range easily.
Wanderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Newsome is defended easily by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Newsome blocks the body kick.
Silva tries to clinch there but Newsome circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Newsome paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wanderlei Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva throws a body punch but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Newsome moved away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Newsome pushes him off.
Newsome throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Newsome off to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Newsome moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Newsome shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damien Newsome. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newsome.
Newsome circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Newsome.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Newsome swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Newsome tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Newsome somewhat.
Silva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Newsome circles away and keeps his distance.
Newsome shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Newsome's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Newsome avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damien Newsome is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva leaves Newsome with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Wanderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva takes a swing at Newsome's ribcage but misses.

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 tries to clinch up.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Newsome.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva tries to clinch there but Newsome circles away.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Newsome moves out of range of the body kick.
Newsome looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Newsome swats him away and circles back towards the center.

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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Wanderlei Silva!

Wanderlei Silva wins by unanimous decision!