PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rose Of Sharon. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Silvestre
vs
Whissell

171 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

177 cm
26
160 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Aggression Clothing

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whissell.
Whissell throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre misses with a body kick.
Whissell connects with the punch.
Silvestre throws a head kick but Whissell moves out of range.
Silvestre stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Whissell.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvestre, right into the meat.
Whissell digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Whissell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whissell swings for the body but Silvestre moves out of range.
Whissell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whissell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice straight punches there by Silvestre. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Silvestre.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvestre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Whissell misses with an uppercut. Silvestre saw that one coming.

Whissell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silvestre is trying to defend but Whissell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Whissell working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Whissell decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestre slips a straight right by Whissell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whissell. That did some damage!
Silvestre feints and then cracks Whissell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whissell down.
Whissell shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Whissell blocks a jab.
Silvestre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silvestre scores with a jab.
Whissell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvestre throws the left hand but Whissell avoids the punch easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Whissell down.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Whissell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Whissell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silvestre scores with a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silvestre.
Silvestre takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre scores with a nice head shot.
Whissell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silvestre. Silvestre obviously looking to wear him down.
Silvestre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Whissell's calf.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silvestre, right into the meat.
Whissell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whissell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre lands a head kick!

Whissell darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silvestre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Whissell's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Whissell's back!
Whissell is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Silvestre is trying to stick to Whissell's back but Whissell is turning into Silvestre. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Silvestre's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Whissell.
Silvestre wants to sweep here but Whissell controlling him for the moment.
Silvestre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Silvestre on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silvestre tries to get out of the position.
Silvestre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silvestre controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvestre wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whissell postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestre misses with a double jab.
Whissell ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Silvestre avoids them all with ease.
Whissell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Whissell throws the left hand but Silvestre avoids the punch easily.
Whissell shoots in for a takedown but Silvestre shows good takedown defense.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whissell.
Whissell looks gassed!
Silvestre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silvestre pushes Whissell away with a front kick.
Silvestre throws a leg kick which misses Whissell's front leg but catches the back leg as Whissell tries to avoid it.
Silvestre loads up on a big right hand but Whissell slips the punch.
Silvestre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whissell's head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Whissell down.
Whissell avoids the head kick by Silvestre.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Silvestre blocks the low kick.
Whissell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silvestre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silvestre lands with a kick to the temple. Whissell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Whissell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silvestre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Whissell is one step ahead there.
Silvestre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whissell trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvestre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silvestre has Whissell pulled in close to control his posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre looking for a sweep. Not yet Silvestre, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Whissell decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silvestre is trying is best to control the position here.
Whissell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Whissell is thwarting Silvestre's attempts to control the position.
Whissell perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Whissell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Whissell is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silvestre tries to roll over but Whissell keeps him under control.
Whissell is pressing down on Silvestre's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silvestre is holding on for now.
Whissell wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvestre keeps working.

That's one minute gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Whissell moves away from the strike by Silvestre.
Whissell lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Whissell down.
Whissell takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Whissell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Whissell throwing shots but Silvestre is blocking nicely.
Whissell wants to stand up but Silvestre is controlling the position.
Whissell is breathing heavily.
Silvestre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Silvestre is trying to keep Whissell in close.
Whissell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silvestre trying to control the position.
Silvestre wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silvestre holds on and takes a little breather.
Silvestre manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whissell wants to control but Silvestre is having none of it.
Whissell sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Silvestre prevents Whissell from improving his position.
Silvestre is taking a breather. Whissell says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Whissell is staying active underneath Silvestre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whissell is looking to control Silvestre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Whissell avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Silvestre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Whissell tries to lock up and control but Silvestre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silvestre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whissell tries to lock up and control but Silvestre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silvestre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
George Whissell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whissell is squirming around, avoiding Silvestre's attempts to control the action.
Silvestre controlling his opponent.
Silvestre trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silvestre is really struggling to control Whissell but he's trying to hold on to the position.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Silvestre scores with a jab to the head.
Whissell shoots in looking for a takedown. Silvestre tries to sprawl out of it but Whissell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silvestre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chauncey Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
Whissell blocks a head kick by Silvestre.
Whissell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silvestre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Whissell throws the left hand but Silvestre avoids the punch easily.
Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whissell. That did some damage!
Whissell lands a really nice looking cross but Silvestre seems unphased.
Whissell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silvestre lands a high kick!
Whissell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chauncey Silvestre will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Silvestre is looking to slow Whissell down with leg kicks.
Whissell scores with a nice head shot.
Silvestre lands a nice leg kick that just misses Whissell's sensitive parts.
Silvestre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Whissell throws an overhand right that lands on Silvestre's shoulder, as Silvestre tries to avoid the shot.
Whissell misses with a looping right.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.
Whissell throws a series of punches but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre blocks a leg kick.
Silvestre scores with a leg kick.
Silvestre slips a straight right by Whissell.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Whissell avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Whissell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whissell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvestre.
Whissell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silvestre throws a wild body kick that Whissell sees coming a mile off.
Whissell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
Whissell throws a hook but Silvestre blocks it.
Whissell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silvestre.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvestre.
Silvestre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Whissell tries to move into range but Silvestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whissell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whissell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silvestre - the referee stops the clock and Whissell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silvestre. Whissell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whissell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Whissell. That did some damage!
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with a high kick.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
Silvestre scores with a nice strike.
Silvestre throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Whissell's front leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whissell's head.
Chauncey Silvestre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silvestre connects with a solid leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Whissell down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre lunges at Whissell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whissell's hand.
Silvestre looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Silvestre lands a head kick!
Whissell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Whissell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Silvestre lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvestre tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whissell was well out of range. Poor timing from Silvestre.
Silvestre fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Whissell.
Silvestre lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Whissell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A head kick from Silvestre lands but Whissell takes it in his stride.
Whissell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre throws a head kick that half lands.
Decent striking displayed by Silvestre there.
Whissell avoids the head kick by Silvestre.
Nice body kick from Silvestre.
Silvestre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whissell throws out the jab.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Whissell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Whissell does no damage.
Silvestre works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Whissell on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Silvestre. That snapped Whissell's head back.
Whissell takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
George Whissell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.
Silvestre scores with a head kick.
Silvestre cracks the inside of Whissell's front leg.
Good leg kick by Silvestre there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Chauncey Silvestre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silvestre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silvestre feints and then cracks Whissell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whissell down.
Silvestre thumps Whissell with a low kick.
Silvestre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Whissell tries to avoid it but Silvestre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Whissell to the ground. Whissell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silvestre.
Silvestre throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Whissell.
Silvestre lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silvestre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Whissell has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A jab from Whissell misses.
Silvestre scores with a nice head shot.
Whissell connects with a looping right hand.
A good leg kick by Silvestre.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silvestre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!