PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bunga
vs
Silva

180 cm
29
196 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

170 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bunga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.

Bunga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bunga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bunga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.

Bunga gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga dodges the punch combination from Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Bunga avoids a punch combination nicely.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bunga makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bunga shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.

Bunga moves into the clinch successfully.
Bunga has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Bunga manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunga.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a good, hard body kick but Silva shrugs it off.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Anderson Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bunga misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bunga circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a right hand that Bunga ducks under and follows up with a left that Bunga also avoids with ease.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva looks winded!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bunga counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.

Bunga looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bunga connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Check out the look on Bunga's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bunga misses with the ground and pound.
Bunga in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The strikes coming from Bunga are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bunga landing strikes.
Silva taking a bit of punishment here - Bunga scoring with strikes.
Bunga landing strikes.
Bunga working the ground and pound.
Bunga lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.
Bunga working the head and body with strikes.
Bunga working the ground and pound.
Bunga scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Bunga dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bunga connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva lands a two punch combo.
Bunga connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bunga moves into the clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Bunga.

Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Bunga will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bunga scores with a kick to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Bunga changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Bunga manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bunga counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Bunga fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bunga counters with a nice body shot.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bunga tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Bunga scores with a shoulder strike.
Bunga lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Bunga.
Bunga is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bunga.
Bunga landing knees to the head.
Bunga misses with a knee to the head.
Bunga working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Bunga's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bunga shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bunga.
Silva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bunga. Bunga obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Bunga.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bunga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Bunga scores with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bunga looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Bunga persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bunga fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bunga cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Bunga dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bunga shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bunga bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
A left and a right from Silva both land. Nice combination.
Silva tries to bum rush Bunga with a series of wild strikes but Bunga uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva throws a series of punches but Bunga moves out of range.
Bunga throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bunga can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown by Bunga or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Bunga fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ralph Bunga. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bunga cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Silva scores with a one two! Bunga had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bunga, right into the meat.
Bunga scores with a kick to the body.
Ralph Bunga is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a high kick!
Silva throws a right and a left that Bunga avoids nicely.
Bunga is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bunga looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bunga scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunga lands with a punch from half guard.
Bunga is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bunga slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bunga. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bunga passes to full mount!
Bunga lands a big elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bunga is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bunga scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Bunga is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
Silva is in a horrible position here. Bunga smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Silva is rocked!
Bunga raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Bunga finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Bunga! Silva is hurt baaadly! Bunga is firing away with more strikes - Silva is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Bunga!