PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paramendr Chakra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brusely Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paramendr Chakra had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Chakra
vs
Silva

179 cm
24
165 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

191 cm
24
165 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paramendr Chakra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brusely Silva!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chakra moves out of range of the body kick.
Chakra keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Chakra moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Chakra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silva jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chakra walks away with a smile on his face. Silva gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Chakra shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chakra showed some decent athleticism there.

Chakra is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Chakra escapes and gets back to his feet.

Chakra clinches up against the cage.
Chakra is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chakra down to the mat. Chakra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva looks gassed!

Chakra drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chakra trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Chakra works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Chakra might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
Chakra not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Chakra sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Chakra is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chakra content just to control the position here.
Chakra punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chakra working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Chakra lands a big elbow.
Chakra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chakra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chakra wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Chakra lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Chakra scoring with strikes but Silva is staying in there.
Chakra content just to control the position here.
Chakra has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silva's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.
Chakra controlling the pace for now.
Chakra has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chakra landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Chakra prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Chakra postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silva looks a forlorn figure.
Chakra landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Chakra lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Chakra lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Chakra is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Chakra landing shots from mount.

Chakra looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Chakra sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Chakra has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paramendr Chakra dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chakra has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
Chakra postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Chakra stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Chakra decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chakra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is not content to let Chakra control the position.
Paramendr Chakra overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Chakra content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chakra is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Chakra performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silva 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.
Chakra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Chakra stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chakra.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chakra.

Chakra clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Chakra comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Chakra is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Chakra down to the mat. Chakra avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Chakra throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Chakra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Chakra stalls.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Chakra smiles and moves away.

Chakra fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the cage.
Chakra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Paramendr Chakra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brusely Silva.
Chakra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chakra is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chakra lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chakra lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Chakra lands a knee to the body.
Chakra lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Chakra prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Chakra shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Chakra lands a damaging elbow.
Chakra unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chakra lands a body shot.
Chakra scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Chakra is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chakra pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chakra manages to get underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Chakra.
Chakra lands an elbow just above Silva 's eye.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chakra pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chakra's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva is trying to drag Chakra to the mat but Chakra just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Chakra works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chakra lands a body punch in the clinch.

Chakra breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chakra lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chakra ducks under a wild hook from Silva.

Chakra shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva 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.
Chakra slips nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paramendr Chakra dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chakra moves into the clinch.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Chakra has him pressed against the cage.
Chakra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Chakra lands a takedown into guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Chakra slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chakra controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Silva working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Chakra has passed into half guard!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Chakra is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Chakra stands up out of the half guard.
Chakra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.

Chakra gets a clinch.
Chakra crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Chakra with a knee to the head.
Chakra connects with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Chakra.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chakra is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Chakra using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Chakra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Paramendr Chakra is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chakra unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Chakra lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Chakra lands a body punch in the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Paramendr Chakra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brusely Silva.
Chakra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Chakra landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chakra blocks an uppercut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Chakra.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Chakra lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Chakra.
Chakra with a knee to the head.
Chakra gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A knee to the head by Chakra.
Chakra putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Chakra avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Chakra lands a knee to the body.
Chakra landing knees to the head.
Chakra lands a left hand.
Chakra scores with a knee to the head.
Chakra lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Chakra works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.

Chakra got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Chakra has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Chakra scoring with some ground and pound.

Chakra stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chakra swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Chakra drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Brusely Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chakra dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice body punch from Chakra - that landed with a thud.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paramendr Chakra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chakra has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:25
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paramendr Chakra!