PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chicken Wing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva
vs
Wing

218 cm
22
295 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Solid chin

Win Nutritional
Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Antonio Silva!
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, Chicken Wing!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks for a takedown but Wing sprawls well.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Wing.

Wing clinches with his opponent.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wing obliges.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Wing lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Wing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Antonio Silva has been cut.
Wing crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Wing lands a nice knee to the body.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Wing lands a nice knee to the body.
Wing lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wing obliges.
Wing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Wing.
Wing unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wing landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wing tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Wing with a knee to the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is trying to break free.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wing.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wing obliges.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Wing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva avoiding damage as Wing throws knees to the body.
Wing looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva wants to stall.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Wing tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wing won't allow it.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wing backwards.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
Wing tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Silva has Wing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wing lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wing dodges an elbow strike from Silva.
Wing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva avoiding damage as Wing throws knees to the body.
Wing crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Wing has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wing has him pressed against the cage.
Wing landing knees to the head.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wing is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wing avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wing sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silva somewhat.
Wing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wing doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

Wing clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Wing lands a knee to the body.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Silva is leaning against Wing and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wing keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Wing is controlling the position.
A knee to the head by Wing.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wing has him pressed against the cage.
Wing landing knees to the body.
Wing has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva wants to break free but Wing has control.
Wing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Wing crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wing is controlling him.
Silva works on Wing's body with a couple of short punches.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wing with a knee to the head.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chicken Wing dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Wing tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Wing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wing wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Antonio Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wing tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wing wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Wing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chicken Wing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Wing.

Wing has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wing won't allow it.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wing tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Wing keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Wing has the dominant position.
Wing has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Silva wants a takedown.
Silva tries to circle away but Wing has him pinned against the cage.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva has Wing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Wing lands a knee to the head.
Wing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva avoiding damage as Wing throws knees to the body.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wing is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva wants to break free but Wing has control.
Wing lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
Silva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Silva wants to break free but Wing has control.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Wing tries to land a knee to the head but Silva blocks with his arms.
Wing looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Wing pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wing tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Wing tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva fails to land the takedown.

Silva is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wing's half guard.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Wing looks like he's trying to stand up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a breather. Wing says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Silva gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Wing shows good takedown defense.
Wing doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Wing clinches with his opponent.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Wing has the dominant position.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Wing has double underhooks.
Wing connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Chicken Wing seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wing keeps him there for the moment.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wing gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Wing missing with knees to the body.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Knees to the body from Wing.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva is trying to break free.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva lands a left hand.
Wing putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Antonio Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Antonio Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Wing stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wing doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Wing tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Wing tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.

Wing has managed to clinch.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
Wing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wing landing knees to the body.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva tries to circle away but Wing has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wing.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Wing has double underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wing scores a nice knee to the body.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Wing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wing lands a knee to the body.

Silva gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Silva is keen to just control but Wing is a slippery customer.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Wing to get to his feet.
Wing fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Wing shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wing pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Wing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wing.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Wing has him pressed against the cage.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Wing keeps him there for the moment.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Wing.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wing gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wing is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wing prevents it.
Wing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Silva blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wing has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wing using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Wing misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wing tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Wing pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva has Wing pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wing manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wing trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wing looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Wing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Wing connects with a knee to the head.
Wing is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Wing landing knees to the head.
Wing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wing scores a nice knee to the body.
Wing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wing swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.

Silva jumps into guard, dragging Wing to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Silva with shots to the head and body - Wing looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wing is looking to escape.
Wing has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Silva gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Silva gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Silva apologises and we restart here on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 28:28
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chicken Wing!