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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vitor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andersonnen Chailva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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185 lbs
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185 cm
25
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vitor Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andersonnen Chailva! The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Taro Takaoka and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Silva connects with a body shot. Silva throws a leg kick but Chailva sees it coming and checks it nicely. Vitor Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Silva looks to land a left hand but Chailva moved out of range nicely. Good work by Chailva as he checks the leg kick. Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chailva doesn't seem bothered though. Chailva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. A punch combination from Chailva misses. Good shot there by Silva. Chailva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Chailva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice sprawl there from Silva as Chailva shoots in. Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersonnen Chailva. Chailva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily. Chailva closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. Chailva pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Chailva throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Silva throws a leg kick but Chailva moved away. Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A big left from Silva misses. Good standup being displayed there by Silva as he connects with a hook. Vitor Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Chailva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Chailva misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Silva throws a head kick but Chailva moves out of range.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Chailva moved out of range. Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Chailva. Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Chailva seems unphased.
Jab by Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chailva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow. Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Chailva shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Chailva fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Horrible takedown by Chailva or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad. Chailva shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Chailva keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A head kick misses from Silva. Chailva blocks a leg kick. Silva is looking to chop away at Chailva's legs. Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chailva momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chailva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Chailva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Chailva throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely. Silva is looking to score with low kicks. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vitor Silva dominated that round. That's time! Back to the action!
Chailva fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Chailva fails with a takedown attempt. Good work by Chailva as he checks the leg kick. No luck with that takedown attempt from Chailva. Vitor Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andersonnen Chailva. Silva connects with a body shot that sends Chailva's belly button to the back. Chailva gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard. We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Chailva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chailva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Chailva wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. Silva pulls Chailva in close to his closed guard and prevents Chailva from doing any damage or advancing position. Chailva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Chailva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Chailva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chailva.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chailva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Chailva is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control. Chailva throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely. Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chailva on the ground. Chailva trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Silva wants to control but Chailva passes easily into half guard.
Chailva is stalling here. Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Chailva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chailva is trying to buck Silva off. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chailva is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first. A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Chailva bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chailva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andersonnen Chailva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jab by Silva. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Chailva is defended easily by Silva. Silva throws a series of punches but Chailva moves out of range. A combination from Chailva does no damage. Silva throws a series of punches but Chailva avoids them all with ease. Chailva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one. Silva dodges the punch combination from Chailva.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice body punch from Silva. Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chailva. Silva lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva is looking to land body kicks. Silva punishes Chailva's body with a nice straight punch. Andersonnen Chailva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Chailva blocks a leg kick. Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chailva's hands. Silva lands with a cross. Silva thows a leg kick but Chailva checks it and Chailva counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Check out the look on Chailva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Chailva.
Chailva trying to control the position but Silva is working away. Chailva fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Chailva throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well. Andersonnen Chailva has got the better of the ground game so far. Chailva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Chailva creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Silva is looking to regain half guard here but Chailva keeps moving and retains side control. Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Silva is trying to control Chailva's posture but Chailva avoids it. Chailva lands some shots froms side control. Silva defending against the ground and pound. Silva wants to control but Chailva postures up. An elbow from Chailva crashes against the mat.
Chailva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva! Chailva landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble! Both fighters are breathing heavily. Chailva wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely. Chailva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chailva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage. Silva is squirming around, avoiding Chailva's attempts to control the action. Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Chailva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Chailva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Chailva scores with a couple of good head shots there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Silva is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
And that's the end of the fight! Andersonnen Chailva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Chailva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29 Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29 Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andersonnen Chailva! After the fight, Andersonnen Chailva was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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