PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cesar Chavez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Chavez
vs
Silva

186 cm
22
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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S.W.A.T.

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Cesar Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wand Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chavez throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.

Chavez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Chavez wants to stand but Silva is controlling his posture from full guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but Chavez defends easily.

Chavez stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Chavez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Chavez throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

Silva feints and as Chavez raises his hands in defense, Silva changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chavez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva passes Chavez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chavez is in trouble now - Silva has advanced to mount!
Chavez is breathing heavily.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chavez's face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Chavez?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva dominating with strikes here.

Chavez is rocked!
Chavez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Silva wants to finish this one by submission but Chavez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silva.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Oh Chavez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chavez seems to have got his legs back now.
Chavez taking shots to the head.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Chavez wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva prevents Chavez from getting the reversal.
Chavez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Chavez really wants to buck Silva off and get back to his feet.
Chavez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva won't let Chavez get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silva landing shots from mount.
Silva has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chavez's face.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chavez can't escape the position.
Silva lands a big elbow.
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!
Chavez's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Chavez bucks Silva off and manages to get back to his feet!
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chavez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Chavez.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Chavez throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Chavez stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavez.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Chavez circles away.
Cesar Chavez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chavez stalks Silva and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Silva's face. Silva staggers backwards, shaken.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Chavez.
Chavez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.

Chavez clinches.
Chavez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Chavez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chavez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Chavez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chavez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Chavez which made him look bad.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Silva pulls guard successfully.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Chavez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Chavez's back instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Can Chavez hold on?! Silva is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva scores with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wand Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chavez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Chavez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Chavez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Chavez.
Chavez is working the combinations to good effect here.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.

Chavez clinches with his opponent.
Chavez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chavez has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Chavez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chavez thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chavez connects with a single shot there.
Chavez looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Chavez misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice combination there by Chavez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silva cracks Chavez with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Chavez looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Silva finish him?
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silva, right into the meat.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Chavez counters with a series of strikes. Silva will be more careful next time no doubt.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Chavez tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Chavez throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chavez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chavez.
Chavez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cesar Chavez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chavez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Chavez counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Chavez to acknowledge the strikes.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cesar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Silva.
Chavez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Chavez duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Chavez scores with a four punch combination!
A combination from Chavez does no damage.
A punch combination from Chavez misses.
Chavez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chavez's waist but Chavez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chavez throws a head kick that half lands.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Chavez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Chavez works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Chavez.

Silva drives through with a takedown into guard.

Silva stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Silva tries to clinch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chavez but Chavez pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chavez's waist but Chavez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chavez lands a lovely overhand right.
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Chavez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!

Chavez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Chavez decides to stand and escape the position.
Chavez misses with a two punch combination.
Chavez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chavez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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!

Chavez kicks off Silva and gets to his feet.
Cesar Chavez is winning the standup battle so far.

Silva closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Silva postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chavez to stand up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chavez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chavez throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chavez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Chavez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva prevents Chavez from breaking the clinch.
Silva is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Chavez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Chavez closes the distance and clinches.
Chavez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Silva gets a clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Chavez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva has Chavez pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wand Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Chavez but Chavez pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Chavez misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Chavez!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Silva tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Silva clinches with his opponent.

Silva breaks from the clinch.

Silva moves into the clinch successfully.

Silva is trying to trip Chavez. He has hold of a leg but Chavez is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Chavez keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

Chavez scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Chavez gets caught flat footed, as Silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Chavez looking for a sweep. Not yet Chavez, not yet.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Silva stands up and waves to Chavez to follow him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chavez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez wants to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chavez lands with a right hand.
Chavez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chavez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chavez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Chavez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Silva won't allow Chavez to sweep him here.

Chavez scrambles and gets back to his feet.

Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Chavez sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Silva thows a huge punch but Chavez dodges it nicely.

Chavez manages to escape and get back to his feet!

Silva forces Chavez back against the cage and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chavez digs a good body shot into Silva's ribs.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chavez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chavez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chavez misses with a jab, cross combination.

Chavez drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Silva pulls guard successfully.

Chavez gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva tries to clinch but Chavez is having none of it.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Cesar Chavez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wand Silva.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.
Chavez lands a two punch combo.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Chavez rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Chavez pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chavez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva working Chavez over with strikes here.
Chavez is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a nice shot to the head.
Chavez swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.

Silva has hold of Chavez's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Chavez manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Chavez bucks Silva off and manages to get back to his feet!
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez lands a jab-cross combination.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chavez.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swinging wilding here.
A left and a right from Chavez both land. Nice combination.
Chavez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chavez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Chavez digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Chavez misses with a combination

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Chavez tries to kick Silva off but Silva keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Chavez tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Chavez is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva passes to side control.
Wand Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chavez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chavez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Silva has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cesar Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Chavez get back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wand Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wand Silva!