PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 3234 p4p, 335 weight class) and Shang Chi (ranked 3649 p4p, 364 weight class). Chi has chosen Incomplete as his entrance music. Shang Chi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Chi

188 cm
25
182 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
20
175 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter fighter
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shang Chi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva blocks a jab.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chi misses with a straight right.
Silva appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Silva tries to move into range but Chi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chi cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva slips under a jab from Chi.
Chi lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The fighters circling - Chi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chi scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
Chi swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Chi throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Chi looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Chi.
Chi throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Shang Chi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chi throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries for a takedown but Chi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Chi throws a big shot that misses.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Chi misses with a hook.
Sloppy strikes from Chi. Those never looked like landing.
Silva half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A cross from Chi lands.
Chi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chi might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chi throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Chi throws a right hand that misses

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva landing with the ground and pound.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva cracks Chi with a solid left hand.
Chi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Chi working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Chi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Chi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Chi blocks nicely.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Chi has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Chi trying to stand up but can't free himself from Silva's guard.
Chi is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Chi from controlling successfully.

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.
Chi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chi would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chi slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Chi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chi is continuing to stall.
Chi wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Chi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Chi cracks Silva with an open hand slap.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Chi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Chi scores with a decent looking hook.
Chi scores with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Chi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chi, right into the meat.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips under a jab.
Silva drops down looking for a counter takedown but Chi sprawls and moves away.
Silva walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chi throws a good cross that connects.
Chi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shang Chi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Chi moves into range and connects with a jab.
The fighters circling - Chi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Chi avoids it well and moves away.
No joy there for Chi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chi looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries to counter with a takedown but Chi is quick to defend against it.
Chi is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Silva had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Chi misses with a straight right.
Silva attempts a counter takedown but Chi avoids it well and moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chi.
Chi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Chi falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Chi parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Chi wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva scoring with punches and elbows.
Silva lands some shots froms side control.
Silva throws an elbow but Chi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working the head with strikes.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chi pushes Silva away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Silva gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chi parries the strikes from Silva easily there. Silva is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chi to escape.
Silva is putting a hurting on Chi here, landing some big shots from side control.
Silva cracks Chi with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Silva immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Chi is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.