PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chun Ka Tet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen Written In The Stars as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chun Ka Tet could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Silva's chin.

Ka Tet
vs
Silva

184 cm
22
182 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

193 cm
18
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Chun Ka Tet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ka Tet shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Silva is trying to defend but Ka Tet finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva wants to improve his position but Ka Tet is controlling well.
Ka Tet is pressing down on Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. Silva is holding on for now.
Ka Tet performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Silva trying to control but Ka Tet postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Ka Tet is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ka Tet stalling.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Ka Tet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ka Tet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but Ka Tet passes into side control!
Ka Tet just content to control the position.
Silva is trying to control Ka Tet's posture but Ka Tet avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ka Tet tries to advance to mount but can't.
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee asks Ka Tet politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Ka Tet prefers to stall for the moment though.
Ka Tet tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Ka Tet tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ka Tet seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.

That's four 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chun Ka Tet wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt

and Ka Tet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Chun Ka Tet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Ka Tet looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chun Ka Tet dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Ka Tet drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

Silva looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Ka Tet has picked Silva up and slammed him! Silva can't keep hold of the triangle and Ka Tet manages to pass to side control!
A lull in the action here as Ka Tet stalls from top position.
Ka Tet's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ka Tet has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Ka Tet happy to just control the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva struggling a bit here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Ka Tet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva fails with the takedown

and Ka Tet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Ka Tet stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ka Tet tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Ka Tet to get to half guard.
Ka Tet is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Ka Tet sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chun Ka Tet dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown

and Ka Tet counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Silva is in trouble now - Ka Tet has advanced to mount!
Chun Ka Tet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ka Tet controlling his opponent.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Ka Tet lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Ka Tet controlling the pace for now.

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.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ka Tet controlling the pace for now.
Silva is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Chun Ka Tet wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva tries to clinch up

and Ka Tet counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ka Tet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva controlling the position.
Ka Tet is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ka Tet advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ka Tet in particular looking to stall.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chun Ka Tet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chun Ka Tet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ka Tet 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chun Ka Tet!