|
|
PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thuy Jong Pheng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
 |
|
 |
| 188 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
|
188 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced |
|
BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Thuy Jong Pheng!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Taro Takaoka and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Pheng's hands, connecting with Pheng's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pheng wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Silva.
Pheng misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pheng is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Pheng keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pheng is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
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.
Pheng tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pheng striking from the bottom.
Pheng is trying to stand up here but Silva is controlling him well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nice sprawl there from Pheng as Silva shoots in.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Pheng.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Pheng stuffs the takedown.
Silva is breathing heavily.
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.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva won't allow Pheng to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pheng utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pheng wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Pheng.
Pheng working a defensive guard here.
Pheng manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pheng!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Pheng but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Pheng flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Pheng keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pheng is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pheng hang on?
Silva landing punches.
Silva connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pheng is trying desperately to improve position.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Pheng hang on?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pheng looks a forlorn figure.
Silva landing punches.
Pheng squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pheng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pheng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Pheng can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Pheng tries to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Pheng is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva breaks from Pheng's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!
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.
Pheng is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pheng is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Silva scoring with strikes but Pheng is staying in there.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Pheng is trying to escape the mount.
Pheng is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silva prevents Pheng from getting the reversal.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Pheng is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that round.
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 darts in and clinches Pheng up against the cage.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pheng is blocking nicely.
Pheng jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Pheng gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pheng looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva tries to clinch but Pheng is having none of it.
Anderson Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Pheng circles away.
Silva tries for a takedown but Pheng sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Pheng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thuy Jong Pheng.
Pheng working hard to break the clinch.
Pheng has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pheng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pheng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pheng tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Pheng tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva working Pheng over with knees to the body.
Pheng looking for a takedown.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pheng is blocking nicely.
Pheng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pheng is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pheng wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Pheng tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pheng tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Pheng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pheng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Pheng trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pheng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Pheng wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pheng tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Pheng breaks the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Pheng counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pheng wants to clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheng misses with a head kick.
Pheng throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Pheng moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Pheng taking a breather.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pheng is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Pheng into the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Pheng cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pheng working hard to break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Pheng has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Silva uses from the top position.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pheng's head.
Pheng avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pheng has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
Pheng is looking for a triangle but Silva pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is in close to Pheng's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pheng thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anderson Silva dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pheng counters with a head kick.
Pheng throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Pheng finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Pheng stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Pheng stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Pheng closes the distance and clinches.
Pheng lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pheng sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Pheng decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pheng swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pheng pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Pheng jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Pheng gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pheng stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pheng wants it to stay on the feet.
Pheng lands with a slapping head kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pheng as he avoids it easily.
Silva drives through and clinches with Pheng against the cage.
Pheng tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Pheng wants to stall.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pheng avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pheng has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Pheng is blocking nicely.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Pheng blocks with his arms.
Pheng stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Anderson Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pheng blocks it with crossed arms.
Pheng manages to break the clinch.
Pheng shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pheng gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Pheng wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Pheng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Silva's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Silva trying to control but Pheng is working from the bottom.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pheng is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Pheng circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pheng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva shoots in and bounces Pheng off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pheng trying to control the position here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pheng seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Pheng throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pheng is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.
Pheng 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 throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Pheng tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva throwing strikes but missing.
Silva lands a couple of digs.
Thuy Jong Pheng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pheng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva avoids the head kick by Pheng.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Thuy Jong Pheng.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anderson Silva!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
55% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
