PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Wade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade has chosen Dance Gavin Dance - Strawberry Swisher pt. III as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Silva
vs
Wade

205 cm
25
275 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

205 cm
27
282 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wanderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Wayne Wade!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wade fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wade pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Silva back to the cage. Wade follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

It looks like Wanderlei Silva has been cut.
Wade throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Wade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wade's head backwards.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wade.

Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wade looking to slow down the pace here.
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!
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Silva has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Good shot there by Silva.
Wade misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade misses with a straight right.
A combination from Wade does no damage.
Wade misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Wade backing up. Wade nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wade misses with the head strike.
Wade is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wade has his back to the cage.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wade blocks a jab.
Wade avoids the body shot from Silva.

Wade instigates a clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade is looking to clinch.
Wayne Wade seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Silva darts in and clinches Wade up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wade fails to land with a series of punches.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade lands with a nice body punch.

Wade moves into the clinch.
Wade prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Wade is out of range.
Wade is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wade ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wade closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sloppy strikes from Wade. Those never looked like landing.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wade won't allow it.
A right hand to the body from Wade.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wade scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wade stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wade tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab from Wade misses.
Wade misses with a two punch combination.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Wade displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Wade has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Wade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wade throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Wade's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Wade gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Wade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wade moves away.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wade misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Wade lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wade misses with a straight right.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Wade dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva has managed to clinch.
Wade lands a right hand.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

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

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Wade.
Wanderlei Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wade swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade stalling in the clinch.
A short right from Wade.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wade makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wade.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Wade is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wade keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Wade scores with a shoulder strike.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Wade does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Wade is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wade throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wayne Wade seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wade misses with the combination.

Silva moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break free.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Wade gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Wade is controlling the position.
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!
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Wade has the dominant position.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wade. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wade.

Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva is trying to break free.
A short right from Wade on the inside.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Wade has double underhooks.
Wade lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wade misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silva as Wade tries to tie him up.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wade creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Wade softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Wade.
Wade wants to stall.
Wade lands a nice uppercut.
Wade stalling.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.
Wade is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wade keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade looking to stall.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wade, pushing him back against the cage.
Wade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wade keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva manages to break the clinch.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wade trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wade into the cage.
Wade tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Wayne Wade will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Wanderlei Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wade.
Wade looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Silva rushes Wade and presses him up against the cage.
Wade lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Wade closes the distance and clinches.
Wade keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wayne Wade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wade misses with a looping right.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wade fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wade throws a big shot that misses.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to push Wade away but Wade has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wade - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

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

Silva pushes Wade up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wade's hands.

Silva moves into the clinch.
Wade has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wade has him pressed against the cage.
Wade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wade taking a breather.

Silva manages to break the clinch.
Wanderlei Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wade misses.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva misses with the combination.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.

Silva rushes Wade and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wade ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Wade throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to bum rush Wade with a series of wild strikes but Wade uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wade just misses with a punch to the body.
Wade throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Wade finds it's way through Silva's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wade ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wade.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Wade moves into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wade lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Wade is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Wade into the cage.
Silva tries to break free but Wade pushes him back against the cage.
Wade leaning against his opponent.
Wade receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wade taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wade lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wade has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wade and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wade lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silva misses with a hook. Wade ducked under it nicely.
Wade tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Wade.
Silva swings for the body but Wade moves out of range.
Silva works Wade's body with a nice hook.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wade circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wade at a distance.
Wade takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wade lands a body shot.
Wade blocks a low kick nicely.
Wayne Wade is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wade misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wayne Wade.
I've got Wade winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Wade!
After the fight, Wayne Wade was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.