PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Burt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Freeman
vs
Silva

217 cm
19
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very confident

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Burt Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Thiago Cunha and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Freeman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.

Freeman jumps guard.
Freeman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Freeman is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Silva trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Silva trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Freeman.
Silva is fighting to break Freeman's control of his arms but Freeman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and Freeman counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Freeman manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Freeman wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva with a nice head shot there.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Freeman wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Anderson Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Freeman throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a takedown

and Freeman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Freeman.
Burt Freeman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Freeman fails to pull guard.
Freeman prevents a takedown attempt there.
We've been informed that Silva has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to take this one to the mat.

Freeman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Freeman shoots in and gets a takedown into Silva's guard.
Freeman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Freeman is breathing heavily.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva is trying to keep Freeman in close.
Freeman working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Freeman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Freeman throws a head kick that misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Burt Freeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.

Freeman 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.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Freeman postures up.
Freeman is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Freeman trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Freeman defends easily.
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Freeman is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Freeman looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Silva is pressing down on Freeman's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Freeman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva won't allow Freeman to sweep him here.
Silva would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Silva trying to control but Freeman is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Freeman swivels and escapes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva throws a push kick but Freeman slaps the foot to one side.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Freeman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Freeman closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Freeman getting side control.
Silva trying to control but Freeman postures up.
Freeman missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Freeman working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva trying to control here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Freeman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
Freeman stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Freeman throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman throws a big right hand that misses.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Freeman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Freeman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Silva working for a triangle but Freeman defends it easily.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman 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.
Freeman has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Freeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva looking to control.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Freeman throwing strikes but missing.
Anderson Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Freeman pushes his legs off easily.

Silva has his feet on Freeman's thighs here. He's pushed Freeman off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Freeman screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anderson Silva!