PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hongy Chong (ranked 4212 p4p, 24983 weight class) and Roberto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chong
vs
Silva

176 cm
25
190
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
19
185
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hongy Chong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Silva!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Chris Dean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Chong throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Silva gets caught napping as Chong dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
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 keeping moving, preventing Chong from controlling successfully.
Silva controls Chong momentarily but Chong frees himself.
Chong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Chong defends it easily.
Chong postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Chong with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chong throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Chong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chong trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Chong slips an elbow through the middle.
Chong makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Chong landing some decent shots from guard.
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.
Chong postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chong.
Chong stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chong with a nice head shot there.
Chong works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chong is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chong gets to his feet and stands over Silva, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Silva felt that one! Chong unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Silva from any more punishment!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hongy Chong!