PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Abaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Abaya
vs
Silva

185 cm
22
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Abaya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abaya thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva misses with the combination.
Abaya misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Abaya fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva moves away from the strike by Abaya.

Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Abaya rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mark Abaya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abaya tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Abaya bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.

It looks like Chris Silva has been cut.
Abaya shoots in but no luck this time.
Abaya throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva jumps guard and drags Abaya to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Silva working for a triangle but Abaya defends it easily.
Silva is trying to control the position but Abaya postures up.
Silva wants to stand but Abaya is controlling the position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Abaya any problems.

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 not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva controlling the position.

Abaya avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Abaya postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva looks gassed!
Abaya trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Abaya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Abaya wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Silva dodges the punch combination from Abaya.
Abaya looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Abaya persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Abaya missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Abaya fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Abaya has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaya misses with a leg kick

and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Silva jumps guard.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Abaya doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Abaya manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Abaya looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Abaya wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silva is trying to control the position but Abaya postures up.
Abaya trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Abaya is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Abaya lands a glancing blow to the side of Silva's head.
Abaya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva blocks a jab.
Abaya misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Abaya shows good takedown defense.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abaya.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Silva breaks from the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Abaya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Silva has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Abaya throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Abaya is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Abaya paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Abaya's waist but Abaya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
A low kick from Abaya is predictable there

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

Silva pulls Abaya into guard.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Abaya any problems.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abaya tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva is trying to control the position but Abaya postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Abaya stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva working for a triangle but Abaya defends it easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Abaya lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Abaya on that attempt.
Abaya swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries for a takedown but Abaya sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mark Abaya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Silva.
Abaya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Abaya.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Abaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Abaya tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Abaya has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Silva.
Abaya misses with a looping left.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Abaya on that attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva stalls.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Silva.
I've got Silva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Silva!