PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Chips (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Chips
vs
Silva

165 cm
20
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

208 cm
24
308 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good in bed

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chuck Chips!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Igor Silva!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Alexandre Firmino and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva drives through with a takedown into Chips's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva passes Chips's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chips is trying to buck Silva off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chips wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Silva controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chips is looking to get to half guard.
Silva controlling the position easily from mount.
It looks like Silva might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chips looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva taking a breather here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chips throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Chips is letting Silva control him for a moment.
Chips throws a few strikes from the bottom but Silva takes advantage and mounts!
Silva controlling his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chips might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chips swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Chips throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silva controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva controlling from the full mount.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Igor Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chips fails with the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva moves into full mount! Chips won't be happy about that!
Chips on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chips tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chips is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Let's hope that Silva 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.
Chips swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chips is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva content just to control the position here.
You get the feeling that Chips really doesn't like being in this position too much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chips doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Chips defends it.
Silva slows the pace down in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Igor Silva has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Silva throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chips tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Silva is in Chips's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips is looking to stand back up but Silva counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Chips.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva is pressing down on Chips's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chips is holding on for now.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chips is trying to escape back to his feet but Silva uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Silva taking a breather here.
Chips throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Chips to pass into mount.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva wants to control the pace but Chips is squirming around nicely.
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Silva.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chips was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chips is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Chips throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Silva trying to control but Chips is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Igor Silva.
Silva fails with the takedown.

Chips gets a takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chips looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Chips throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Chips is controlling him
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Chips connects with a nice short shot to Silva's temple.
Chips lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chips.
Chips not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva is controlling Chips's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Igor Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Chips tries to sprawl but Silva drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silva is keen to just control but Chips is a slippery customer.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chips looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Chips wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva taking a breather here.
Chips throwing some weak shots from the bottom that do no damage.
Igor Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chips throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Chips tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Chips being controlled for a moment.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chips is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chips trying to remain calm as Silva controls from the top position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Igor Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Chips, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Chips against the cage but Chips circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Silva clinches.
Silva looking for a takedown.
Igor Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Chips works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Silva wants to stand but Chips is controlling the position.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Chips throws a big elbow that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chips connects with a couple of short punches.

Silva is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.

Chips turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Chips manages to end up in side control.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chips's best efforts.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.

Silva kicks off Chips and gets to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chips shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Silva wants to control but Chips is keeping him busy.
Chips wants to get back to his feet.
A lull in the action here.
Chips is pushing Silva's head away, looking to escape. Silva manages to hold on to the position though.
Silva takes a little break here. Chips wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chips keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chips is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Igor Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva 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 Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Igor Silva!