PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chiwawa Chagaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renzo Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Chagaev

195 cm
20
265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

200 cm
21
254 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Renzo Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chiwawa Chagaev!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Luis Engracia and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
Chagaev dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chagaev.
Chagaev dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Chagaev fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Chagaev misses with a body shot.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Chagaev counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chagaev clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chagaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Chagaev closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Chagaev blocks it.
Chagaev wants to break free but Silva has control.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chagaev tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to stall but Chagaev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

Chagaev breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev misses with the combination.
Chagaev scores with a head kick.

Chagaev has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Chagaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Chagaev breaks from the clinch.
Chagaev throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Chagaev swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chagaev lands with a nice body punch.
Chagaev throws a lazy head kick

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chagaev works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chagaev is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Chagaev looking to control.

Chiwawa Chagaev has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chagaev defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Chagaev.
Chagaev throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chagaev circles away easily
and Chagaev counters with a slapping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chagaev shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Chagaev to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiwawa Chagaev dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Chagaev tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Chagaev.
Silva tries to clinch there but Chagaev circles away.
Renzo Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chagaev looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Chagaev throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Chagaev scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev wants to clinch.
Chagaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev misses with a wild combination.
Chagaev throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chagaev shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chagaev fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Chagaev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Chagaev moved away.
Chagaev throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Chagaev shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Chagaev tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Chagaev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chagaev wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.

Chagaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chagaev scores with a body shot.
Chiwawa Chagaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chagaev tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Chagaev counters with a low kick, right behind Silva 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chagaev swinging wildly here.
Chagaev slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chagaev.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Chagaev as he jumps to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chagaev looks to land a combination. Silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Chagaev tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chagaev's waist but Chagaev gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chagaev.
Chagaev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chiwawa Chagaev showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Chagaev throws a body kick that misses.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chagaev.
Chagaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chagaev throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chagaev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Chagaev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chagaev throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Chagaev throws a head kick that misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Chagaev, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Chagaev against the cage but Chagaev circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Chagaev counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chagaev throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

Chagaev shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Chagaev showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Chagaev manages to move to mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chagaev takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Chagaev there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chagaev controlling the pace for now.
Chagaev can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Chagaev controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chagaev is trying to control here but Silva has managed to regain half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Chagaev tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva wants to control but Chagaev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Renzo Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chagaev.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Chagaev content to control rather than advance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chiwawa Chagaev hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chagaev sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chagaev shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chagaev!
Chagaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva misses with a takedown
and Chagaev makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chiwawa Chagaev comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chagaev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chiwawa Chagaev!