PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Waynderlei Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Open Hapiness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Li Chen enters the cage!

Silva
vs
Chen

170 cm
21
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
22
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Waynderlei Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Li Chen!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Steven Brown and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Chen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva is looking to clinch but Chen is avoiding it.

Silva rushes Chen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Li Chen has been cut.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Chen blocks with his arms.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Chen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chen looks gassed!
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chen circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Waynderlei Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Chen on that attempt.
Waynderlei Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Chen.
Chen moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands with a cross.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva scores with a one two! Chen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Waynderlei Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Chen in a clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Chen is blocking nicely.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chen pulls Silva into guard.

Silva is posturing up here but Chen has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Silva tries to roll out but it's too tight and Silva has to tap! Slick submission there by Chen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Li Chen!