PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Cheung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wand Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Cheung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cheung
vs
Silva

165 cm
20
213 lbs
3 - 6 - 0

181 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eddie Cheung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wand Silva!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cheung throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Cheung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Cheung throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva avoids the body shot from Cheung.
Cheung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Sloppy strikes from Silva. Those never looked like landing.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
A combination from Silva does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheung misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cheung fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cheung fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab lands there for Silva.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cheung looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cheung gets a clinch.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cheung's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Cheung keeps him there for the moment.
Cheung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Cheung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cheung counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Cheung to acknowledge the strikes.
Cheung throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cheung.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva walks into a jab.
Cheung thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Cheung misses its intended target.
Cheung takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheung is looking to clinch.
Cheung tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
A right-left combo lands from Cheung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Cheung, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva lands a jab-cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Silva lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cheung circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cheung avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva blocks a head kick by Cheung.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Cheung dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Cheung has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Cheung seems unphased.
Silva scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cheung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cheung throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Silva misses the jab.
Silva pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cheung back to the ropes. Silva follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cheung is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheung doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eddie Cheung is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Cheung throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cheung throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Eddie Cheung is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cheung is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cheung throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Cheung takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheung misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Silva.
Cheung fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cheung.
Cheung misses with a few strikes there.
Cheung throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheung cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Cheung walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cheung counters with a two punch combo.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cheung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Cheung.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheung swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cheung tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cheung moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cheung takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cheung looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cheung shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cheung throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Cheung dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Cheung looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cheung takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cheung throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Cheung goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva tries to bum rush Cheung with a series of wild strikes but Cheung uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Silva lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cheung backs up against the ropes.
Cheung throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Cheung walks into a straight right hand from Silva.
Cheung looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Silva lands with a cross.
Donk. Silva catches Cheung right on the button with a cross.
Wand Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheung throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Cheung uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cheung misses with a double jab.
Cheung tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cheung misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cheung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cheung moves into the clinch.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Cheung.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cheung has him pressed against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cheung breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cheung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cheung pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheung misses with a body kick.
Cheung misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva scores with a jab to the body.
Cheung bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A punch combination from Silva misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheung will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cheung takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cheung bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
Eddie Cheung is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cheung closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cheung throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cheung scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A punch combination from Silva misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wand Silva.
Well Cheung has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eddie Cheung!