PBP Commentary

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

Silver
vs
Schnezner

180 cm
20
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

170 cm
21
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

PURE STAMINA and Funds Transfer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Schnezner!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Silver would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Schnezner working for a triangle but Silver defends it easily.
Silver with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silver got a little sloppy there for a moment and Schnezner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Silver has managed to get both his arms back between Schnezner's legs - danger averted.
Schnezner has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.

Silver avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schnezner swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Schnezner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Schnezner looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Schnezner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Silver can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Silver looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Silver stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schnezner swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Schnezner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silver defends well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schnezner is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Schnezner working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silver doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silver manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silver is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Schnezner looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Silver has picked Schnezner up and slammed him! Schnezner can't keep hold of the triangle and Silver manages to pass to side control!

Silver looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silver working the body and head with strikes.
Schnezner is trying to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to stand but Schnezner has his arm trapped.
Schnezner is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Silver working the body and head with strikes.
Schnezner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Silver trying to control but Schnezner postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schnezner is controlling the pace.
Silver is staying active underneath Schnezner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schnezner passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silver!
Silver prevents Schnezner from taking his back.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Schnezner's attempts to control the action.
Schnezner tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Schnezner 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Charlie Schnezner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silver is looking to clinch but Schnezner is avoiding it.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Schnezner enables Silver to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Schnezner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Silver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silver has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Schnezner is proving hard to escape from.

Schnezner pushes Silver off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Schnezner gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Schnezner is looking for a triangle here but Silver uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Silver tries for a kimura but Schnezner is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Schnezner manages to get back to half guard.
Schnezner is looking for a sweep. Silver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Schnezner regains full guard. Nicely done.

Schnezner throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Schnezner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Schnezner is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Charlie Schnezner has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Schnezner working for a triangle but Silver defends it easily.
Schnezner is breathing heavily.
Silver wants to control from the top but Schnezner keeps moving.
Silver stands and throws Schnezner's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schnezner manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Schnezner is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Silver reverses the position - he's now on top in Schnezner's guard.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Schnezner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.
Silver looking to pass the guard.

Schnezner has his foot on Silver's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Silver works his way back into a safe position though.
Silver wants to pass the guard but Schnezner is keeping the position.

Schnezner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Silver defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Schnezner's head.

Schnezner is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Silver defends well.
Schnezner is trying to hold Silver in close to prevent damage but Silver has managed to pass into half guard.
Schnezner wants to improve his position but Silver is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schnezner makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Schnezner.

Schnezner has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Silver doesn't defend quickly enough and Schnezner has managed to lock this one up! Can Silver escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Schnezner on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Charlie Schnezner!
A relieved looking Charlie Schnezner thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.