PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chip Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shinji Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawson comes to the cage accompanied by Some Bodies Gonna Get It. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: Blood And Thunder - Mastodon. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Dawson
vs
Silva

190 cm
21
204 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

190 cm
21
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Chip Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shinji Silva!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson misses with a double jab.
Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
A big left from Silva misses.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson misses with the combination.
Dawson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva leaves Dawson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
A bone on bone clash there as Silva blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Dawson throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Dawson.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Silva showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Dawson defends it.
Dawson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Dawson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Silva manages to move to mount!
Silva looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dawson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silva scoring with strikes but Dawson is staying in there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Dawson tries to hold on but Silva postures up.
Dawson is trying to stand up.
Dawson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawson'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 sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dawson is looking to escape.
Dawson working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dawson wants to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dawson prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Silva tries to control but Dawson wriggling away.
Dawson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Silva prevents Dawson from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Dawson.

Silva forces Dawson back against the cage and clinches.

Dawson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.
A frustrated look appears on Dawson's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
Dawson tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Dawson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva controls the position from side control.
Dawson tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Dawson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Silva controls the position from side control.
Dawson is trying to buck Silva off.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dawson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Dawson has his takedown stuffed

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawson's guard.
Dawson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Dawson wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Dawson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silva won't allow Dawson to sweep him here.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Dawson, up you get!
Dawson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Dawson didn't expect that.
Dawson is controlling Silva's posture.
Silva won't allow Dawson to get back to his feet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dawson is on top in guard.
Dawson trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dawson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.

Dawson postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Silva to stand up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dawson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fighters circling - Dawson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dawson misses with a double jab

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dawson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Dawson is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dawson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shinji Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Dawson throws a leg kick
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Dawson misses with a series of wild punches.
Dawson misses with a few strikes there.
An inside leg kick from Dawson misses.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dawson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Dawson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Dawson in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva lands an elbow just above Dawson 's eye.
Silva tries for a takedown but Dawson manages to get underhooks.
Dawson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt
letting Silva counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dawson's knee momentarily.
Dawson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chip Dawson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dawson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Dawson backing up. Dawson nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.
Dawson fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Dawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dawson with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dawson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Dawson clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Dawson will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dawson clinches but Silva breaks the clinch
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Dawson will be more careful next time no doubt.

Silva clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dawson misses with a double jab
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Dawson avoids them all with ease.
Dawson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva counters with an inside leg kick.
Dawson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dawson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind Dawson 's knee.
A punch combination from Dawson misses.
Dawson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dawson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dawson throws a combination that misses

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawson's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Dawson is keeping the position.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Dawson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shinji Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dawson wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dawson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dawson has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Dawson misses
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.

Silva has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.

Dawson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Dawson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dawson throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dawson. Dawson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chip Dawson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dawson throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Dawson misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dawson's guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Dawson keeps moving.
Shinji Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shinji Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Silva has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30

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