PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Suchart Chaowanungkarn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chaowanungkarn comes into the arena with Muay Thai fight music blaring out of the sound system. Silva has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Carlos Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chaowanungkarn
vs
Silva

165 cm
27
152 lbs
21 - 19 - 1

180 cm
24
155 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

BeastMode

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Suchart Chaowanungkarn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chaowanungkarn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chaowanungkarn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Chaowanungkarn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a head kick.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a head kick.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Chaowanungkarn was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control the position but Silva says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silva controlling his opponent.
Chaowanungkarn is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.

Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Chaowanungkarn frees his head quite easily.
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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Chaowanungkarn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Chaowanungkarn manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Chaowanungkarn wants to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Silva trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva prevents Chaowanungkarn from improving his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping him busy.

Silva is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chaowanungkarn doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.
Silva passes into side control, despite Chaowanungkarn's attempt to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Chaowanungkarn's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva is putting a hurting on Chaowanungkarn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to improve his position.
Silva is looking to take a break and control but Chaowanungkarn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chaowanungkarn is looking for a sweep.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position but Chaowanungkarn is working away.
Chaowanungkarn tries to improve position but can't.
Silva scores with punches from side control.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Chaowanungkarn is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Chaowanungkarn tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva gets to mount! Chaowanungkarn was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silva looking to control but Chaowanungkarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva looking to control but Chaowanungkarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Chaowanungkarn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva lands with some strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Chaowanungkarn looks a forlorn figure.
Chaowanungkarn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Chaowanungkarn but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Chaowanungkarn is looking to escape.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Chaowanungkarn is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Chaowanungkarn in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chaowanungkarn's face.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control the pace but Chaowanungkarn is squirming around nicely.
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
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!
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Chaowanungkarn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva cracks Chaowanungkarn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silva blocks a leg kick.
Chaowanungkarn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silva is able to avoid easily.
Chaowanungkarn looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Chaowanungkarn loads up on a big right hand but Silva slips the punch.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Chaowanungkarn, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Chaowanungkarn against the ropes but Chaowanungkarn circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva dives in and grabs Chaowanungkarn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chaowanungkarn pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Silva.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
A good leg kick by Chaowanungkarn.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chaowanungkarn looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Chaowanungkarn misses with a left hand

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Chaowanungkarn's guard.
Chaowanungkarn controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.
Silva is pushing down on Chaowanungkarn's leg trying to pass to half guard. Chaowanungkarn is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Chaowanungkarn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Chaowanungkarn trying to control but Silva postures up.

Chaowanungkarn is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Chaowanungkarn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva trying to control the action but Chaowanungkarn is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
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 fighters are battling for position here. Chaowanungkarn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva forces his way into half guard.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chaowanungkarn avoid being mounted?
Chaowanungkarn keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chaowanungkarn wants to get back to full guard.
Chaowanungkarn wants to control the action here but instead Silva manages to pass to full mount!
Chaowanungkarn tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Chaowanungkarn is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Chaowanungkarn tries to lock up and control but Silva gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but Chaowanungkarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Chaowanungkarn really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is having none of it.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Carlos Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva looking to control but Chaowanungkarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chaowanungkarn wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Chaowanungkarn is trying to escape the mount.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Chaowanungkarn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Chaowanungkarn tries to reverse the position but Silva maintains control.
Suchart Chaowanungkarn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Chaowanungkarn is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva prevents Chaowanungkarn from getting the reversal.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva content just to control the position here.
Silva trying to control but Chaowanungkarn is having none of it.
Chaowanungkarn is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva cracks Chaowanungkarn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva lands a big elbow.
Chaowanungkarn takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Silva landing punches.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silva looking to control but Chaowanungkarn is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva avoids the attempt from Chaowanungkarn to control.
Silva raining down hammerfists from mount.

Chaowanungkarn is rocked!
Chaowanungkarn is desperately trying to improve his position but Silva has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silva with good strikes from the mount here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Carlos Silva!
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight for Carlos Silva!
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight for Carlos Silva!

Carlos Silva wins by unanimous decision!
After the big win, Carlos Silva made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blood Bank ($10) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.