PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Chen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, No Love - Eminem. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Da Silva
vs
Chen

190 cm
31
196 lbs
15 - 11 - 0

180 cm
29
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Rafael Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Chen!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt
and Da Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A lazy left from Da Silva finds it's target.
Chen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rafael Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Da Silva. Chen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Da Silva with a nice cross.
Da Silva connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Chen is just out of range.
Da Silva thumps Chen with a low kick.
Da Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Da Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Da Silva throws a looping overhand right but Chen ducks down to avoid it.
Chen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chen ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Sean Chen has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Chen misses with an uppercut. Da Silva saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Da Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva lands a nice hook to Chen's body. Chen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Da Silva cracks Chen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A shot to the liver by Da Silva. Beautiful body shot.
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Chen avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva scores with a jab. Chen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Da Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva working the ground and pound but Chen is defending the strikes.

Da Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Chen has escaped the position, nice work there.

Da Silva goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Chen has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Da Silva but great work by Chen.
Da Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chen's best efforts.
Da Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Chen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Da Silva gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Chen's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Chen misses with a looping right.
Da Silva misses with a looping right.
Chen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Da Silva counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rafael Da Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Da Silva misses with a combination
and Chen counters with a nice uppercut.
Chen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Silva wants to clinch
and Chen counters with a straight right hand.
Da Silva thumps Chen with a low kick.
Da Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen throws a solid leg kick but Da Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Chen.
Da Silva lands a jab to the nose.

Chen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Da Silva.
Chen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Da Silva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Da Silva blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva is pushing Chen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Da Silva controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Da Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
Chen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Da Silva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Da Silva blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Silva.
Chen throws a punch but it's blocked by Da Silva.
Chen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Silva blocks an uppercut.

Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chen's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Chen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen checks a low kick from Da Silva.
Da Silva lands a jab to Chen's midsection.
Chen tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chen.
Chen throws a hook but Da Silva blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Da Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Da Silva lands a head kick. Chen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Da Silva is looking to wear down Chen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Chen tries to clinch but Da Silva moves away
and Da Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Silva.
Nice body kick there by Da Silva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Da Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chen at a distance.
Da Silva connects with the punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rafael Da Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sean Chen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Da Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Da Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Da Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Da Silva tries to bum rush Chen with a series of wild strikes but Chen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Da Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Da Silva misses with a hook to the body
and Da Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Da Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chen moves away.
Da Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen throws a jab when Da Silva was well out of range.
Chen checks the leg kick.
Chen tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Chen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Chen slips under a jab from Da Silva.
Chen throws a low kick, looking for Da Silva's leg but Da Silva calmly moves out of range.
Da Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Da Silva throws a hook but Chen avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Chen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Da Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Chen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chen scrambles back to his feet.

Chen is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Silva lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Chen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Da Silva dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Da Silva!
A victorious Rafael Da Silva thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.