PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Shawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Shawn might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Shawn
vs
Silva

200 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

174 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jorge Shawn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva misses with a double jab
and Shawn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a combination
and Shawn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva misses with a combination
and Shawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Shawn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Shawn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shawn won't allow Silva to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Shawn from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jorge Shawn wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Shawn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shawn.

Shawn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shawn is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Shawn is breathing heavily.
Good shot there by Shawn.
Paz Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Shawn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Shawn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!

Shawn drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shawn wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Jorge Shawn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shawn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Shawn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Shawn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shawn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Shawn jumps into guard, dragging Silva to the mat.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Shawn is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Shawn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shawn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shawn preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva throws a strike but Shawn rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Shawn gets to his feet. Silva looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shawn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Paz Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Horrible takedown by Shawn or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Shawn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Shawn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Shawn counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Shawn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Shawn.
Silva tries to break free but Shawn pushes him back against the cage.
Shawn tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Shawn back against the cage.
Shawn is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shawn is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Shawn keeps him there for the moment.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Shawn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Well, if Shawn is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shawn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Shawn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shawn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Shawn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva really wants to buck Shawn off and get back to his feet.
Shawn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shawn tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shawn.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Shawn looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva really wants to buck Shawn off and get back to his feet.
Shawn looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Shawn.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorge Shawn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a combination
letting Shawn counter with a right hand.

Shawn darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Shawn prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Shawn to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Shawn counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Shawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jorge Shawn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shawn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shawn trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shawn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Jorge Shawn has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva throws a series of punches but Shawn avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Shawn to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shawn counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Shawn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Shawn counters by clinching up.

Shawn manages to break the clinch.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shawn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Shawn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shawn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

Shawn bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Shawn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Shawn trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Shawn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Shawn decides to stand back up.
Silva misses with a combination
and Shawn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Shawn shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shawn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shawn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with a combination

and Shawn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Shawn is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shawn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shawn is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.

Shawn gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Shawn closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Shawn counters by moving into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorge Shawn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shawn 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorge Shawn!