PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Xemenez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Xemenez has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Xemenez seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

vs
Silver

181 cm
25
177 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

185 cm
25
170 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xemenez !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silver counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silver.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silver.
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.

Silver has gone for a leg lock! slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silver's guard.
Silver trying to control the position here.
looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
wanted to stand there but Silver had control of the position.
trying to control the position from guard on top but Silver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
tries to stand but Silver is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Xemenez has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
throws a combination that misses
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silver counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Silver is trying to work for a kimura but is defending well.
gets back to full guard.
Silver wants to control from the top but keeps moving.
Silver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
is trying to keep Silver in close.
Silver pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silver sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The strikes coming from Silver are missing the target in this wave of attacks.

Silver tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver working the ground and pound but is defending the strikes.
Silver throwing strikes but manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Silver has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
happy to just control the position for now.
tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Silver is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Silver dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

No joy there for , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
checks a leg kick.
throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver counters with a stiff right hand.
takes one on the chin but seems OK.
misses with a low kick as Silver jumps back.

Silver fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging to the ground. Silver is now in 's guard.
Silver wants to pass the guard but is keeping the position.
Silver passes 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silver wants to control but is keeping him busy.

Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
Silver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed 's head.
is trying to get back to full guard.

Silver is working for a submission of some sort.
Silver tries to pass to full mount but defends it.

Silver is working for a kimura here but manages to reverse the position and he's now in Silver's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
Silver is pulling down on 's head to control his posture.
Let's hope that Silver has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Silver keeping moving, preventing from controlling successfully.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Silver misses the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
scores with a shot to the body.
Xemenez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Silver with that takedown attempt.
rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Xemenez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from misses.
throws a nice outside leg kick.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before has time to react.
throws a nice inside leg kick.

Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
is looking to improve his position.
blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.

Silver is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
is looking to control Silver's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
taking some punishment here, with Silver in his half guard.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chad Silver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silver has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silver and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silver lands with a right hand.
No joy there for , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silver throws some wild stikes that manages to avoid easily.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silver working over with strikes here.
knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silver on the ground.
Silver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. looks a forlorn figure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Silver is going oldschool here, as he tries to force to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so shrugs it off.
wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silver.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver unloading with bombs!
Silver throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Silver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can hang on?
holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silver tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of 's face.
Silver misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

Silver looking for a guillotine from mount but is having none of it.

Silver wants to finish this one by submission but is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Silver.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver punching from mount but doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
tries to hold on but Silver postures up.
is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

Silver jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Silver connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused some visible discomfort.
Silver fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver staying calm.

Silver is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silver throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Chad Silver is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silver is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xemenez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chad Silver was stalling too much, according to the referee.
misses with a jab to the body
and takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
misses with a straight left.
misses with a double jab
and Silver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by .

Silver manages to get an easy takedown there - catching on his heels. He'll look to pass 's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silver is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silver winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chad Silver!
Chad Silver seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.