PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sigurd Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeffrey Chambers has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Sigurd Silva's chin.

Silva
vs
Chambers

190 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
28
195 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sigurd Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeffrey Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chambers shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva cracks a nice hook into Chambers's ribs.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Silva stuns Chambers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Silva leaves Chambers with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No luck for Chambers with that takedown attempt.
Sigurd Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Chambers.
Silva wants to clinch up but Chambers keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Chambers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Chambers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Chambers scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silva to see if he's OK.
Chambers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chambers is chipping away with strikes.
Chambers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Chambers is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silva has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ground and pound from Chambers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Chambers seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chambers asserts his dominance and retains side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Chambers wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Chambers in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chambers on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chambers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chambers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Chambers postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva taking punishment in the form of punches.

Chambers tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Chambers has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Chambers is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chambers looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
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!

Chambers moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Silva has worked his arm free - good work by Silva!
Chambers advances to full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chambers unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeffrey Chambers dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Chambers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva lands a nice shot that snaps Chambers's head back.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Chambers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chambers takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Silva clinches up with Chambers and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Chambers is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chambers wants a takedown but no success here.
Sigurd Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeffrey Chambers.
Chambers has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chambers.
Sigurd Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chambers stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva connects with a body shot that sends Chambers's belly button to the back.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a combination. Chambers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Chambers misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva thuds a left hand into Chambers's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Silva!
Chambers closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Chambers pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sigurd Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
Chambers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
Silva connects with a crisp jab.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Chambers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva stuffs the takedown.

Silva forces Chambers back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chambers has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Silva after a bit of a struggle.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Chambers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Chambers takes one to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silva closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chambers takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chambers doesn't seem bothered though.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chambers is defended easily by Silva.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Chambers, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.
Chambers shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chambers has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right and a left that Chambers avoids nicely.
Silva scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chambers keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva cracks Chambers with a good jab.
Silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Chambers on that attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Sigurd Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva lands a body shot.
Chambers showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chambers shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a one two combo.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Chambers counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chambers stops Silva from standing up.
Chambers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Chambers scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Chambers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Chambers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigurd Silva dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Chambers wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chambers shoots in but no luck this time.
Chambers looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Chambers persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Chambers takes one to the side of the head.
Chambers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Chambers shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.

Chambers is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Chambers is controlling him well.
Silva is trying to maintain the position but Chambers is very close to passing his half guard.
Silva wants to improve his position but Chambers is controlling well.

Chambers wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Chambers.
Silva is looking to escape.

Chambers has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Silva defend it? Chambers steps over the head and cranks it - Silva is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Chambers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeffrey Chambers!