PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Rage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Caio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Caio Silva enters the cage!

Rage
vs
Silva

190 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Likes ground

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chuck Rage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Caio Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a two punch combination.

Silva gets caught flat footed, as Rage shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rage. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rage trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Rage escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rage taking a breather here.
Rage lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silva down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rage.
Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Rage keeps moving and retains side control.
Rage is working Silva over with some ground and pound from side control.
Rage wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.

Rage stands up.
Rage shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rage gets slowly back to his feet.

Rage throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Rage finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rage not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rage's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva looks gassed!
Rage is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Rage has managed to sneak the leg through.

Rage stands up from half guard.

Rage feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Rage changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rage content to stall in guard here.
Rage trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rage 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.
Rage stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Rage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.
Rage scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silva tries to improve position but can't.

Rage is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Silva looks calm but he's in trouble here. Rage gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Rage lets go of the hold and Silva can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chuck Rage!