PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Welington Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Darski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welington Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Darski

174 cm
24
154 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

173 cm
19
151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

IniTech Nutrition
Dauntless

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Welington Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chuck Darski!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Darski lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Darski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darski is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Silva has Darski up against the cage in a clinch.
Darski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Darski manages to break the clinch.

Silva drives through and clinches with Darski against the cage.
Darski lands a right hand.
Darski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Darski lands a body punch.
Darski keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva tries to circle away but Darski has him pinned against the cage.
Darski lands a shoulder strike.
Darski scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Darski.
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!
Darski digs a right hand into Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Silva's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Darski has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Darski.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Darski pushes Silva against the cage. Darski is working some dirty boxing. Darski pushes off with a quick right hook! Silva goes down! Silva tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Darski moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chuck Darski!
Chuck Darski managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Dauntless, into his post fight interview.