PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xemenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silver
vs

185 cm
25
170 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

181 cm
25
177 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Silver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xemenez !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver moves into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short uppercut from .
Silver blocking some punches.
Silver wants to take the fight to the mat but manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
throws a head punch that misses.
Silver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
is trying to break the clinch but Silver is controlling him.

pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but swivels and escapes.
Silver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and counters with a good, hard body kick but Silver shrugs it off.
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
throws a right and a left that both miss.
goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Xemenez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver misses with a looping right.
Silver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around 's waist but gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silver off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
throws a head kick but Silver moves out of range.
Silver throws the kick towards the body but avoids it.
Silver dodges the punch combination from .
Silver dodges the punch combination from .
fails to land with a series of punches.

Silver dives in and scores a takedown into 's guard.
can't keep his opponent in guard - Silver advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Silver wants to stand but has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silver trying to mount his opponent but defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver stalling.
really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silver. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
won't allow Silver to pass to mount.
is not content to let Silver control the position.
Silver tries to stand but can't do so whilst controls his leg.
is looking for a sweep. Silver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silver is thwarting 's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
tries to get to full guard but Silver has control of the leg.
Silver wants to take a breather but is having none of it.

We're going to have a standup here because Chad Silver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Silver has managed to clinch.

Silver has dropped down and is working for a takedown. is trying to keep an underhook but Silver manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Silver tries to pass the half guard into mount. knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
trying to control but Silver postures up.
is looking for a sweep. Silver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silver is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Poor strikes thrown by Silver there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silver controlling the pace for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver lands a heavy elbow.

It looks like Xemenez has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Silver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silver throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around 's waist but gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silver off to one side.
fails to land with a series of punches.
scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver misses with a head kick.
Silver throws a body kick, spinning off balance
letting counter with a right hand.
tries to land a body kick
and Silver makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. really felt that one!
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
cracks the inside of Silver's front leg.
Silver has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
keeping full guard, as Silver tries to pass.
Silver trying to stand up but can't free himself from 's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver tries to free his leg and advance position but is retaining full guard.
Chad Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silver is looking to advance position but has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
content just to control the position here.
Silver tries to hold on but pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
controlling from mount.
can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silver is looking to escape.
Silver is working to get back to half guard.
controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Xemenez has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Silver dodges the punch combination from .
Silver misses with a lunging right hand
and counters with a good low kick that Silver was not able to check.
Silver shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Silver throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. was covering up waiting for the punch and Silver finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silver works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Silver seems to be looking for submissions.
is in trouble now - Silver has advanced to mount!
tries to hold on but Silver pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver looking to finish with strikes here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chad Silver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Xemenez 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? is fending him off so far but Silver persists. Nope, circles away and we're back to standing.
Xemenez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from does no damage.
Xemenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver shoots in looking for a takedown but manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silver's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
motions for Silver to come forward. throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chad Silver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silver throws a lazy right hand but sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
scoring well with a low kick there.
Silver fails to land the takedown.
is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
moves out of range of the strikes.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silver counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Silver decides to stand and escape the position.
is looking to chop away at Silver's legs.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts as he jumps to the side.
scores with a leg kick.
tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silver bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
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!
misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
throws a right and a left that both miss.

Silver moves into the clinch successfully.
Silver jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as walks away with a smile on his face. Silver gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silver.
ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
tries a head kick but it misses.
takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Silver.

Silver looking to score a takedown here. is defending well but Silver drives through and ends up in 's guard.

Silver thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Silver gets to his feet - follows without any prompting.
Silver misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silver tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but swivels and escapes.
misses with a two punch combination.
throws a sloppy head kick

and Silver counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in 's guard now.
Chad Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xemenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Chad Silver has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from .
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a low kick, right behind 's knee.
lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up with , looking for a takedown. Silver pushes against the cage but circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silver, 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Silver!
Chad Silver is the new welterweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Chad Silver thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.