PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Cheung has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cheung
vs
Silva

165 cm
19
213 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Yukihiro Shimada and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Cheung. Those never looked like landing.
Cheung throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cheung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Cheung slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung throws a head kick that misses.
Cheung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cheung has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cheung there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheung misses with the combination.
Wand Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Cheung looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cheung rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cheung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Cheung shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cheung blocks the strikes from Silva.

Silva has one foot on Cheung's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Cheung closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cheung's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Silva tries to roll over but Cheung keeps him under control.
Silva is staying active underneath Cheung, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cheung is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva is trying to stand.
Cheung throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cheung takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Eddie Cheung.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cheung.
Cheung throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva punishes Cheung's body with a nice straight punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cheung misses with a double jab.
Cheung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Some wild striking there from Cheung.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheung misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cheung misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung swinging wildly here.
Cheung throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cheung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Cheung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Cheung. Cheung gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cheung is breathing heavily.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cheung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.

Cheung has Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.
Silva throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cheungs head.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cheung is controlling him.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva wants to break free but Cheung has control.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.
Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Silva scores with a three punch combo!
Cheung throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheung walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Cheung dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva lunges at Cheung with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cheung's hand.
Cheung looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick nicely.
Good exchange - Silva coming out on top.
Silva swinging wildly here.

Cheung drives through and clinches with Silva against the ropes.
Silva wants to break free but Cheung has control.
Cheung has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Cheung breaks from the clinch.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheung back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with the combination.
Cheung tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Wand Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva misses with a double jab

and Cheung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cheung keeps him there for the moment.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Cheung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cheung tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Cheung seems unphased.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheung.
Cheung throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cheung moves into the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Cheung pushes him back against the ropes.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cheung on the side of the head.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheung swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Cheung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

Cheung moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheung has double underhooks.

Cheung breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva cracks Cheung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cheung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Cheung counters by clinching up.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.
Cheung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cheung fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Cheung has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sloppy strikes from Cheung. Those never looked like landing.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Silva.
Cheung misses with a wild combination.
Silva misses with a double jab.

Cheung has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.

Cheung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cheung misses with a double jab.

Cheung closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the ropes.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.

Cheung darts in and clinches Silva up against the ropes.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva tries to circle away but Cheung has him pinned against the ropes.

Cheung pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cheung connects with a high kick.
Eddie Cheung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheung.
Silva throws a right and a left that Cheung avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Cheung misses.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cheung fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cheung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cheung breaks the clinch.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Cheung. Cheung maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cheung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Cheung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cheung.
Silva throws a combination. Cheung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva avoids the head kick by Cheung.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Cheung backpedaling.
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!
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cheung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Cheung. Those never looked like landing.
Silva throws a right hand that Cheung ducks under and follows up with a left that Cheung also avoids with ease.

Cheung gets a clinch.
Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Cheung has double underhooks.
Cheung blocks an uppercut.
Cheung has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Cheung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silva.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Cheung tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cheung swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheung throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheung circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A punch combination from Cheung misses.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cheung throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cheung.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Cheung.
Silva tries to bum rush Cheung with a series of wild strikes but Cheung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a series of strikes that have Cheung backpedaling.
Cheung swinging wildly here.
Cheung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Cheung takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cheung misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheung circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Cheung dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Cheung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Cheung gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Cheung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Cheung throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with the combination.
A punch combination from Cheung misses.
Cheung bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cheung fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheung throws a leg kick but Silva sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung avoids them all with ease.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva feints a jab promting Cheung to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cheung slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Cheung finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Cheung off the ropes and back into rage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a right hand.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheung circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Cheung holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva tries to circle away but Cheung has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Cheung is controlling him.

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

and Cheung counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Cheung breaks the clinch.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Cheung takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung moves out of range.
Cheung throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cheung under the eye.

Cheung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cheung escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cheung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Cheung misses with a double jab.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva throws a combination. Cheung tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cheung throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a combination. Cheung sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cheung misses with a low kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung moves out of range.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Cheung does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Silva throws a combination that misses

and Cheung counters by clinching up.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Cheung breaks the clinch.
Cheung ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and Cheung counters by moving into the clinch.

Cheung's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva misses with a double jab
and Cheung counters with a body kick that stops Silva in his tracks momentarily.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Cheung counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

Silva gets tackled into the ropes by Cheung. Cheung maintains the clinch.

Cheung breaks the clinch.
Silva lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silva's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cheung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheung back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Cheung moves into the clinch.

Cheung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheung back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Cheung rushes Silva and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Cheung has Silva pressed against the ropes, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Cheung breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a series of punches but Cheung avoids them all with ease.
Cheung tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheung gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cheung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

Cheung gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Cheung breaks the clinch.
Cheung tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Cheung pushes Silva up against the ropes in a clinch.

Cheung manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cheung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cheung showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Cheung misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheung works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wand Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Cheung moves into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Cheung showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cheung 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Cheung!