PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chaz Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanderley Sylva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chaz Wong has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chaz Wong seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wong
vs
Sylva

175 cm
19
132 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

173 cm
25
141 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Chaz Wong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Vanderley Sylva!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Daniel Bishop and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wong closes the distance and clinches.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylva's defenses.
Wong stalling the fight.
Wong seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sylva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wong throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sylva letting Wong take a breather here.
Sylva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sylva is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong stalling.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Sylva being controlled against the cage.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Sylva looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wong keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sylva's efforts to push away.
Wong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sylva.
Sylva tries to circle away but Wong has him pinned against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wong.
Sylva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong landing knees to the body.
Sylva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sylva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sylva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wong blocks an elbow strike from Sylva.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sylva looking to throw knees to the head but Wong is blocking nicely.
Wong lands an elbow just above Sylva 's eye.
Sylva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sylva takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong lands a nice knee to the body.
Wong stalling against the cage.
Sylva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sylva tries a knee to the head but Wong blocks it.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Come on Wong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to 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!
Sylva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Sylva looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
Sylva is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wong lands an elbow just above Sylva 's eye.
Wong avoiding damage.
Sylva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sylva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Sylva closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wong counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sylva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sylva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sylva wants to get back to striking at distance but Wong won't allow it.
Sylva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wong stalling the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.

Wong clinches up with Sylva and pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Wong.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Wong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Wong darts in and clinches Sylva up against the cage.
Wong is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sylva is defending well for now.
Sylva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wong blocks it with crossed arms.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong misses with a knee to the head.
Wong comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sylva blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on Sylva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylva's defenses.
Wong is stalling here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Sylva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wong checks it well.
Sylva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sylva wants to clinch

and Wong counters by clinching up.
Sylva is breathing heavily.
Wong is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wong just leaning against Sylva, taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
Sylva misses with an uppercut. Wong saw that one coming.
Wong swats away the attempt to clinch by Sylva.
Sylva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Wong manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sylva is looking to clinch but Wong is avoiding it.
Sylva throws the kick towards the body but Wong avoids it.
Sylva misses with the combination.

Wong closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wong.
Wong taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sylva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Wong - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Wong lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Wong.
Chaz Wong has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice elbow from Wong.
Wong stalls.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sylva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sylva up against the cage.
Sylva tries to break the clinch but Wong is controlling the position.
Wong lands a good knee to the midsection. Sylva won't want to take too many of those.
Wong stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sylva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wong has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wong holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.

Wong gets a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sylva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong just leaning against Sylva, taking a breather.
Wong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chaz Wong dominated that second round.
That's time! Wong's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Wong instigates a clinch.
Nice elbow from Wong.
Wong leaning against his opponent.
Sylva is trying to break the clinch but Wong has him pressed against the cage.
Wong avoiding damage.
Sylva tries to break free but Wong pushes him back against the cage.
Sylva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wong effectively controlling the action here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.
A big left from Sylva misses.

Wong rushes Sylva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wong blocks an elbow strike.
Wong dodges an elbow strike from Sylva.
Sylva is trying to push Wong away but Wong has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sylva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sylva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wong scores a nice knee to the body.
Sylva misses with a knee strike.
Wong landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wong is pushing Sylva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sylva misses with a knee to the head.
Wong slows down the pace here.
Wong gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Sylva can't break the clinch.
Wong creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Sylva's defenses.
Wong pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wong has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Vanderley Sylva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sylva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong connects with a knee to the head.
Wong stalling against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Chaz Wong.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sylva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wong is pushing Sylva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wong with a knee to the head.
Sylva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wong utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wong scores with a knee to the head.
Wong crunches a lovely knee into Sylva's ribcage.
Wong lands an elbow inside that Sylva shrugs off.
Wong stalls.
Sylva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A bit of stalling here from Wong.
Wong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wong.
Wong avoiding damage.
Wong putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sylva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wong unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sylva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wong using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wong gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wong landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Sylva being controlled against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong lands a knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chaz Wong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wong, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chaz Wong!