PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Terry Cheese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silvers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silvers has chosen Con te Partiro as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Cheese
vs
Silvers

150 cm
23
124 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

168 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Terry Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Silvers!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Cheese gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silvers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cheese is trying to control the position but Silvers postures up.
Silvers throwing strikes from guard but Cheese blocks nicely.

Silvers drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Silvers jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Cheese looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cheese controls Silvers momentarily but Silvers frees himself.
Cheese being controlled here, momentarily.
Cheese looking to control.
Silvers trying to control the position from guard on top but Cheese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese controls Silvers momentarily but Silvers frees himself.

Cheese looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvers wants to pass the guard but Cheese is keeping the position.
Silvers wants to control from the top but Cheese keeps moving.

Silvers has gone for a leg lock! Cheese slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silvers's guard.
Cheese connects with a couple of short punches.

Silvers looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cheese passes into half guard.
Cheese wants to control but Silvers is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese blocks the strikes from Silvers.
Silvers manages to get to full guard.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvers has control of Cheese's left arm, preventing Cheese from doing any damage.

Silvers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cheese trying to control the position from guard on top but Silvers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvers looking for a guillotine here but Cheese defends easily.

Silvers looking for a guillotine here but Cheese defends easily.
Silvers keeping full guard, as Cheese tries to pass.
Silvers can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cheese controls the pace.

Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silvers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese postures up.
Silvers throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silvers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Silvers had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cheese defends it easily.
Cheese has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Silvers is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silvers keeping moving, preventing Cheese from controlling successfully.
Cheese not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Cheese avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Cheese feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.

Silvers is looking to sinch up a triangle. Cheese throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silvers's body to avoid the submission. Silvers has instead reached around Cheese's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silvers arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Chris Silvers!