PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Shaver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Silva acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Shaver
vs
Silva

172 cm
20
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dick Shaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Junior Silva!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaver tries to clinch up

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shaver's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Shaver slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Shaver's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaver defends it easily.
Shaver passes into half guard.
Shaver looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control but Shaver manages to pass to mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shaver tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Shaver sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Silva is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Shaver is staying active.
Shaver trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva holds of for dear life.
Shaver tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva tries to hold on but Shaver postures up.
Shaver tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva wants to control but Shaver is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Silva tries to lock up and control but Shaver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shaver controlling from mount.
Silva wants to hold on but Shaver pushes him away.
Silva looks gassed!
Shaver controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Shaver is really struggling to control Silva but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shaver controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

We're going to have a standup here because Dick Shaver wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Shaver takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dick Shaver will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva tries for a takedown but Shaver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Dick Shaver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shaver doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Silva counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Shaver is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva looking to control.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shaver defends it easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Shaver passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaver has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Silva wants to control but Shaver is having none of it.
Shaver content just to control the position here.
Silva tries to hold on but Shaver postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Shaver wants to take Silva's back here but Silva is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Shaver avoids the attempt from Silva to control.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Shaver's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaver controlling his opponent.
Silva tries to hold on but Shaver postures up.
Shaver takes Silva's back.
Good control from Shaver.
Shaver avoiding Silva 's attempts to control his hands.

Shaver working for the choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is riding his opponent, not letting Silva buck him off.
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Silva wants to escape the position.
Silva trying to control the hands but Shaver won't let him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Will Shaver go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dick Shaver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Shaver explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shaver looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaver wants to slow Silva down by chopping away at his legs.
Shaver tries to clinch up

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Shaver's guard now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shaver kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shaver trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Shaver looking to pass the guard.
Dick Shaver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaver is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Shaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaver tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shaver doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.

Shaver drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Shaver trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Shaver is proving a slippery customer.

Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Shaver uses it to pass to side control.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
Silva trying to control but Shaver flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Shaver just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but not successfully.
Shaver slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Silva trying to control the action but Shaver just sinks the hooks in.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shaver tries to keep control of the position but Silva is staying busy.
Junior Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Shaver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shaver 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dick Shaver!
An out of breath Dick Shaver thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.