PBP Commentary

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

Silva
vs
Brisk

206 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chad Brisk!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Felipe Paraventi and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch but Brisk is avoiding it.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brisk is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Brisk circles away and we're back to standing.

Brisk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brisk looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brisk swivels and escapes.

Brisk shoots in and bounces Silva off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brisk showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
It looks like Brisk might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chad Brisk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Brisk. That one must have hurt.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Brisk swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Brisk tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up but Brisk circles away and keeps his distance.

Brisk shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brisk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Silva is breathing heavily.

Brisk tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Brisk lands some shots froms side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brisk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to remain calm as Brisk controls from the top position.
Brisk scoring with punches from side control.
Brisk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Brisk tries for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Brisk dominates the positioning.
Brisk throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brisk wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Brisk decides to stand up, so the ref orders Silva to his feet.
Brisk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Brisk is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Brisk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brisk shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brisk swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Silva tries to sprawl but Brisk drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Brisk decides to return to a standing position.

Brisk shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Brisk finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
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!
Brisk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisk looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brisk prevents Silva from improving his position.
Brisk passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Brisk controlling his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brisk dominating with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Brisk dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Brisk fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Silva sprawls well initially but Brisk persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Brisk gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Brisk closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Brisk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Brisk wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Brisk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva pushes Brisk off looking to stand but Brisk dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Brisk is controlling the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisk is nestled in close to Silva, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

Brisk decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brisk keeps the fight on the outside.
Brisk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.

Brisk looking to score a takedown here. Silva is defending well but Brisk drives through and ends up in Silva's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Brisk is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Brisk passes into half guard.
Brisk prevents Silva from improving his position.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Chad Brisk has got the better of the ground game so far.

Brisk looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brisk trying to pass the guard but Silva defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisk moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Silva is trying desperately to improve position.

Brisk is standing up, even though he is in mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Brisk closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Brisk getting side control.
Brisk seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Brisk is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Brisk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Brisk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva shoots in but Brisk avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brisk.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brisk's waist but Brisk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anderson Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brisk moves into the clinch.
Brisk goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Brisk shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Brisk feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Brisk changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brisk passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brisk works to advance to full mount. Silva defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brisk controlling from mount.
Brisk working Silva over with strikes here.
Brisk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Brisk scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisk controlling the position easily from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice elbow there by Brisk.
Brisk lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisk breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brisk breaks from Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brisk controlling the position easily from mount.
Brisk lands a big elbow.

Silva defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Brisk.
Brisk controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisk fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Brisk cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

Silva is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brisk sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brisk in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Brisk tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
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.
A big strike lands for Brisk! That's really hurt Silva and he's turned his back - Brisk keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Brisk jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chad Brisk!