PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Maya Chigg (ranked 3142 p4p, 57 weight class) and Arnaldo Silva (ranked 20108 p4p, 107 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Chigg
vs
Silva

178 cm
42
142 lbs
31 - 14 - 2

186 cm
30
187 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Maya Chigg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Arnaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chigg missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Chigg slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Silva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Chigg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chigg.

Chigg moves into the clinch.
Chigg really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Chigg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chigg.
Chigg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Chigg blocks it.
Silva digs a right hand into Chigg's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chigg's gas tank.
Silva tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Chigg tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.
Chigg lands with a right to the head.
Chigg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Chigg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Silva misses with some punches.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Chigg fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chigg.
Chigg can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Chigg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva working aggressively here.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chigg prevents a body shot from Silva.
Chigg working aggressively here.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg misses with a hook from the clinch.
Silva misses with the head strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg presses Silva against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Silva on the inside.
Chigg avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva misses the jab.
Chigg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Chigg on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Silva pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Chigg connects with a jab.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chigg throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.

It looks like Arnaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva thuds a left hand into Chigg's body.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Chigg keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
As Silva tries to get set, Chigg tries to push him back and clinch up but Silva manages to avoid the attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Maya Chigg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Chigg moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.

Chigg clinches with his opponent.
Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chigg has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Chigg backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chigg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chigg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chigg blocks it with crossed arms.
Chigg avoids the elbow strike from Silva, against the ropes.
A short body shot lands from Silva as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chigg.
Chigg lands a body shot.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chigg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Arnaldo Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Silva.
Chigg managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Chigg is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chigg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Chigg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chigg is defending well for now.
Chigg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg blocks an uppercut.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chigg throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Chigg lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chigg lands a shot to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arnaldo Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arnaldo Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.

Chigg delivers a nice body kick.
Maya Chigg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arnaldo Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Silva clinches.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Chigg blocks with his arms.
Silva working aggressively here.
Chigg lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Chigg as the two fighters clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chigg misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a body shot from Chigg.
Chigg lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Chigg.
Chigg throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chigg's elbow.
Chigg tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Silva digs a right hand underneath Chigg's ribcage. Chigg let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chigg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chigg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chigg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Chigg.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Chigg controls his hands.
Chigg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Chigg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Chigg.
Chigg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Silva tries a body shot but Chigg blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chigg.
A shot in the inside from Chigg.

Chigg breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chigg tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Silva moves out of range as Chigg strikes.
Chigg misses with a jab to the body
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chigg throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Chigg is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silva's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silva looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Silva scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chigg in his tracks.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Chigg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Chigg misses with a hook.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Chigg checks it well.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Maya Chigg.
I think Silva 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 28:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnaldo Silva!
After the fight, Arnaldo Silva 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.