PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
WIlson

179 cm
32
170 lbs
11 - 12 - 0

172 cm
22
175 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Scott Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck WIlson!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Emerson Jorge and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

WIlson takes the fight into the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch.
WIlson doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
WIlson fails to land with a series of punches.
WIlson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
WIlson throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - WIlson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
WIlson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Chuck WIlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WIlson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
WIlson tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
WIlson is looking to clinch.

Silva clinches up with WIlson and pushes him back against the cage.
WIlson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva is trying to pull guard but WIlson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
WIlson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the cage.
Silva manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from WIlson.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. WIlson just stands there and leans against the cage.
WIlson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. WIlson is defending well for now.
WIlson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
WIlson wants to stall.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from WIlson.
Silva tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. WIlson just stands there and leans against the cage.
WIlson tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
WIlson tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
WIlson trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed WIlson into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silva takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Silva tries to pull guard but WIlson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
WIlson is trying to stall.
WIlson has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva dodges an elbow strike from WIlson.
WIlson looking to stall.

Silva jumps guard and drags WIlson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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.
WIlson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
WIlson wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Silva is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. WIlson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

WIlson lying in Silva's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Silva decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! WIlson taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Silva!