PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chan-Sung Jung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafa Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jung comes to the cage accompanied by Waiting Room. Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: UFC Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jung
vs
Silva

150 cm
33
141 lbs
36 - 11 - 0

173 cm
32
142 lbs
37 - 5 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chan-Sung Jung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rafa Silva!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jung tries to land a body kick
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jung's knee momentarily.
Jung throws a leg kick that misses.
Jung throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jung throws out the jab.
Chan-Sung Jung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Silva takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Silva checks a low kick from Jung.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Jung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jung checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch there but Jung circles away.
Jung checks a low kick from Silva.
Jung lands a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Jung checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Silva tenderised Jung's leg. Jung is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva pushes Jung away with a front kick.
Silva tries to work over Jung's front leg with a kick but Jung checks it.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Jung feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Nice defenses there by Jung.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jung counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva moves out of range as Jung throws a body kick.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jung misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Jung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Jung takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva cracks Jung with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva staying out of range there.
Jung on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jung misses with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Jung blocks the low kick.
Jung throws a predictable looking body shot
and Silva counters with a left and a right that stings Jung.
Jung throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Jung works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Jung moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Jung looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jung.

Silva darts in and clinches Jung up against the cage.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Jung struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Jung swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Jung misses with some punches.
Jung throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jung.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jung.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Jung.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jung.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jung misses with the head strike.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jung misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jung scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jung.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Chan-Sung Jung will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jung misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jung momentarily.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Jung counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.
Jung trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jung scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jung has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jung trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jung.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jung trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva is trying to keep Jung in close.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jung is controlling him.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jung is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva misses with a kick to the body.
Silva wants to land a leg kick but Jung is out of range.
Jung takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Jung is looking to score with low kicks.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silva looks for the body kick but Jung saw that one coming.
Jung misses with a kick to the body.
That kick from Jung tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a low kick as Jung jumps back.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Jung tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
Jung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jung.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Jung blocks the low kick.
Jung looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jung doesn't seem bothered though.
Jung fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jung attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jung lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jung sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jung takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jung connects with a nice looking jab.
Jung looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jung just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva lands a jab.
Jung connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jung crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silva - the referee stops the clock and Jung gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silva. Jung manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jung takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jung is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Jung walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silva throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung motions for Silva to come forward. Jung throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jung counters with a straight right hand.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jung on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silva. Silva obviously looking to wear him down.
Jung scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rafa Silva will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silva misses with the body kick
enabling Jung to counter with a crisp jab.
Jung fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it

and Jung counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jung landing some decent shots from guard.
Jung throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jung looking to pass the guard.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Jung looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung is striking off his back. Silva thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

Jung looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Jung is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.

Jung looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jung is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Still in half guard, Silva seems content to control.
Silva is keen to just control but Jung is a slippery customer.
Jung wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Chan-Sung Jung overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jung is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jung avoid being mounted?

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Silva darts in and clinches Jung up against the cage.
Jung blocking some punches.
Silva throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Jung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jung tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Jung scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva tries a body shot but Jung blocks it.
Jung lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jung has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva scores with a shoulder strike.
Rafa Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva wants to stall.
Silva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jung backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jung misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jung misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jung.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silva tries to work over Jung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jung blocking some punches.
Silva lands a body shot.
Jung blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jung fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jung.
Silva lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Rafa Silva just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jung misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
A big left from Jung misses.
Silva throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Jung is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Jung bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva slips under a jab.
Jung tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jung if he has to take too many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jung looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Jung thumps Silva with a low kick.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Jung.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jung's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Silva - that will leave a mark!
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Jung is out of range.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jung throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Jung tries to score with a low kick but Silva moves his leg out of the way.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jung blocks the body kick.
Jung walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but Jung moves out of range easily.
Jung throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jung keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Jung clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jung throws a lazy uppercut
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Silva tries to land a front kick but Jung steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Jung will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jung misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Silva slips a jab from Jung.
Jung uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jung misses with an uppercut.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Jung pushes him off.
Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jung looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva tries to clinch but Jung moves out of range.
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jung throws a low kick but Silva avoids it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva checks the leg kick.
Jung checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jung misses with a looping left.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jung dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jung.
Jung moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jung throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jung feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jung checks it well.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Rafa Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jung moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Jung slips the punch.
Silva cracks Jung with an open hand slap.
Jung rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jung lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafa Silva dominated that fourth 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 takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Silva throws a series of punches but Jung avoids them all with ease.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jung.
Jung lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jung misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Jung dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jung scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A slow jab from Jung misses its intended target.
Silva throws a body punch but Jung moves out of range.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Jung looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jung has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silva.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva avoids a kick to the body.
Jung throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jung. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jung is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Jung lands a body shot.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Jung connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Jung sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jung connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Silva thows a leg kick but Jung checks it
and Jung counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.
Jung takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan-Sung Jung has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Jung.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jung.
Silva leaves Jung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jung throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jung uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva scores with a head kick.
Jung lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Jung misses with a looping right.
Jung cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jung throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Jung steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Jung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Jung takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
Silva throws a head kick but Jung moves out of range.
Jung scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva blocks a leg kick.
Jung misses with a leg kick.
Jung misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Jung blocks the leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Jung blocks a head kick by Silva.
Jung misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jung scores with a nice strike.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jung lands a front kick.
Jung swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jung to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jung shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Jung takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafa Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jung throws a leg kick
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
An inside leg kick from Jung misses.
Jung chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Jung goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva misses with a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chan-Sung Jung showed his dominance in that final round.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 47:48
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 48:48

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Rafa Silva!
Our winner, Rafa Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.