PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones has chosen Raiders March as his entrance music. Henry Jones acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Silva
vs
Jones

182 cm
22
183 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

182 cm
27
181 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva blocks a head kick by Jones.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jones lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Jones takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Jones drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jones controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Henry Jones has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Jones displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Donk. Jones catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Jones throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Jones misses with a low kick.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily

and Jones counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chuck Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Jones avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Silva's efforts to push away.
Jones is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jones tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a right hook to the body.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jones.

Silva is rocked!

It looks like Chuck Silva has been cut.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.

Jones gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Silva leaning against his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Silva no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've been informed that Jones has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jones stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chuck Silva's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Silva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
A leg kick checked by Silva.

Jones gets the takedown into side control.
Silva gets back to half guard.
Well, if Jones 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.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Silva is trying to stand back up but Jones is controlling him
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Jones has mounted him!
Jones controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jones working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
Jones controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Henry Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Silva is desperately trying to improve his position but Jones has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chuck Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.

Jones scores with a hook.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jones.
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is chipping away with strikes.
Silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face as Jones controls the position.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silva tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Jones presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Jones controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to hold on but Jones postures up.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva can't escape the position.
Jones looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones raining down hammerfists from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a heavy elbow.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Silva is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jones has hold of Silva's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Silva manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Jones gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jones looking to control and managing it successfully.
Jones pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Jones cracks Silva with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Jones!
A relieved looking Henry Jones thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Chuck Silva stepped up to the mic, saying 'it was bad luck'.