PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adriano Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Fuller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris Fuller will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Silva
vs
Fuller

176 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

190 cm
29
148 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Guarana De Coco

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adriano Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Fuller!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Fuller.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

Fuller moves into the clinch successfully.
We've been informed that Fuller has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Fuller drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fuller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Fuller is struggling to control the position.
Fuller presses Silva against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Fuller.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fuller's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fuller gets a clinch.
Fuller landing knees to the body.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Fuller's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fuller lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuller scores with a hook.
Fuller lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Fuller thumps Silva with a low kick.
Fuller cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Fuller scores with a jab to the head.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fuller.
Jab by Fuller.
Fuller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chris Fuller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller lands a head shot.
Fuller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fuller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fuller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Fuller moves out of range easily.
Fuller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fuller darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fuller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Fuller counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuller is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adriano Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fuller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fuller uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fuller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.
Fuller is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Fuller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller lands an uppercut.

Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chris Fuller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Fuller.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuller landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva letting Fuller take a breather here.
Fuller lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Fuller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Fuller scores with a nice short uppercut.

Fuller manages to break the clinch.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fuller scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fuller to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fuller throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Fuller is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Fuller dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Fuller slips a straight right by Silva.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuller.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fuller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fuller lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fuller just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.
A nice left hand lands by Fuller.
Fuller lands with a short shot to the head.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fuller lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jab from Fuller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fuller connects with the punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fuller.
Chris Fuller seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Fuller lands a right hook to the body.
Adriano Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fuller lands a nice looking body shot.
Fuller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fuller lands a right hook to the body.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fuller lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fuller lands with a good body shot.
Fuller goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fuller throws a good cross that connects.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fuller.

Fuller closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fuller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fuller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva walks into a stiff left hand from Fuller.

Fuller forces Silva back against the cage and clinches.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Fuller.
A short body shot lands from Fuller as the two fighters clinch.
Fuller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fuller.
Fuller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Fuller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Fuller pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller scores a nice knee to the body.
Fuller lands an uppercut.
Fuller has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fuller lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Fuller had a free shot at his head there.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fuller fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fuller lands with an uppercut that bounces Silva off the cage and back into range.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Fuller counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Silva motions for Fuller to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva moves forwards but Fuller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fuller scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Silva tries for a takedown but Fuller sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Fuller fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fuller jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Silva throws a hook but Fuller avoids it easily.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fuller.
Fuller connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fuller feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva swings for the body but Fuller moves out of range.
Fuller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
An inside leg kick lands from Fuller.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Fuller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Fuller lands a high kick!
Fuller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Fuller moves into the clinch.
Fuller slows down the pace here.
Fuller lands a body punch.
Silva tries to circle away but Fuller has him pinned against the cage.
Fuller lands with a right to the head.

Fuller breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuller lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fuller moves into range and connects with a jab.

Fuller clinches up with Silva and pushes him back against the cage.
Fuller lands a knee to the head.

Silva is rocked!
Chris Fuller seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Fuller gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Fuller connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Fuller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fuller lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Fuller is controlling the position.
Fuller manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fuller keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fuller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fuller digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Good body shot from Fuller.
Fuller is stalling here.

Fuller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fuller.
Fuller thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Fuller lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Fuller drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.

Fuller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fuller with a nice cross.
Fuller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Fuller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Fuller, right into the meat.
Fuller avoids the body shot from Silva.
Fuller throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.

Fuller has managed to clinch.
Fuller lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Fuller lands a shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Fuller.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fuller lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fuller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fuller dips a shoulder and cracks Silva with a mighty uppercut! Silva falls back against the cage and Fuller unloads with a barrage of strikes! Silva is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Fuller screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Fuller!
Chris Fuller is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Chris Fuller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.