PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shissi Aren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and chuck silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Aren
vs
silva

175 cm
18
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Shissi Aren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, chuck silva!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aren lands with an uppercut that bounces silva off the cage and back into rage.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
chuck silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva scores with a jab to the body.
silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shissi Aren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of chuck silva.
silva fails with a takedown attempt.
silva dives in and grabs Aren's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aren pushes down on silva's head and hops out.
Aren avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

silva tries to keep at a distance but Aren has taken the fight into the clinch.
silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aren smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aren sprawls well. Aren wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Shissi Aren is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
silva moves in looking to clinch but Aren pushes him off.
Aren will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Aren clinches up against the cage.
silva wants a takedown but no success here.
silva looks gassed!
Aren keeps control of silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Aren gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Aren postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aren throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Aren sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed silva's guard.
Aren content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aren working over silva with some ground and pound. silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Aren is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for silva!
Aren controlling the position easily from mount.
silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aren is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! silva is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Shissi Aren!