PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Silvio Briatore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flint has chosen A Few More Rednecks as his entrance music. Shane Flint will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Briatore
vs
Flint

170 cm
23
198 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
21
193 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Rivers Edge Nutrition
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Silvio Briatore!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Flint!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Briatore blocks a low kick nicely.
Briatore misses with a looping right.
Silvio Briatore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Flint throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Flint throws a head kick that misses.

Briatore shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Flint napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Briatore wants to control but Flint is keeping him busy.
Flint tries to improve position but can't.
Briatore advances to full mount.
Flint sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Briatore is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Flint actively working from the bottom here.
Briatore wants to take a breather but Flint is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Flint throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Flint wants to improve his position but Briatore is controlling well.
Briatore wants to free his trapped foot but Flint is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Briatore prevents Flint from improving his position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Briatore stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Flint.

Briatore scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Briatore controlling the action here.
Flint manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Flint looking for a guillotine here but Briatore defends easily.
Briatore slips nicely into half guard.
Briatore is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Briatore working over Flint with some ground and pound. Flint looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Flint is trying to stand up here but Briatore is controlling him well.
Flint tries to roll over but Briatore keeps him under control.
Flint has hold of Briatore's hands but Briatore slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint taking some punishment here, with Briatore in his half guard.
Briatore working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Briatore is keen to just control but Flint is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Briatore there.
Flint is refusing to be controlled, as Briatore sits in half guard.
Briatore looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Flint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Briatore sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Flint defending well though.
Flint tries to get to full guard but Briatore has control of the leg.
Flint is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briatore lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Briatore seems content to control.

Flint looking for subs from the bottom but Briatore mounts him!
Flint is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Briatore working Flint over with strikes here.
Flint is in all sorts of trouble here.
Briatore scoring with strikes but Flint is staying in there.
Flint is bucking up trying to escape but Briatore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Flint is in a horrible position here. Briatore smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Flint really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Briatore dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Flint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Briatore.
Briatore fails to land the takedown.

Briatore drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Briatore stands up over Flint, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Briatore stands up over Flint, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Briatore is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Briatore loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

Flint had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Briatore is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Flint Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Briatore's back instead.
Briatore rolls, trying to escape but Flint keeps control of the position.

Flint looking to break Briatore's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Briatore remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Flint will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore tries to escape but Flint has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

Flint is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Flint not allowing Briatore to control his hands.
Even with his hooks in, Flint manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Briatore is in bad spot here.
Flint is striking well from the back but Briatore escapes and manages to control the positon and works his way to half guard. A much better position - the crisis is over for the time being.
Briatore missing with punches from the bottom.
Briatore 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.
Briatore blocking the ground and pound attempt from Flint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Briatore bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Briatore connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Flint some visible discomfort.
Briatore taking a breather here.
Flint gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Briatore is trying to control the action in half guard but Flint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Flint is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Briatore jumps into side control!
Briatore is looking to take a break and control but Flint is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flint is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flint keeps working.
Briatore in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Briatore is looking to take a break and control but Flint is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Flint tries to bench press Briatore off him but Briatore keeps the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Flint fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Briatore looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Flint throws a sloppy head kick and Briatore moves out of range easily.
Briatore shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Flint as he avoids it easily.

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.
Briatore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Flint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flint looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Briatore.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Briatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Flint as Briatore shoots in.
Flint connects with the punch.

It looks like Silvio Briatore has been cut.
Briatore blocks a head kick by Flint.
Flint throws a right and a left that Briatore avoids nicely.
Briatore throws a shot from downtown. Flint moves away and avoids it.
Briatore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Flint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Shane Flint will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
That's time! Briatore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Flint misses the jab.
Briatore misses with a hook.
Briatore misses with a straight right.
Briatore looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Flint scores with a nice right hand.
Flint fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Briatore checks it well.
Flint throws a body punch but Briatore moves out of range.
Briatore shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Flint but Flint pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Briatore throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Flint's waist but Flint gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Briatore off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silvio Briatore. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Flint.
Flint is looking to score with low kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Flint misses with a few strikes there.
Shane Flint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flint connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Briatore is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Flint's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint thows a body shot but no joy.

Briatore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Flint wants to sweep here but Briatore controlling him for the moment.
Flint throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Flint keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
Briatore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Flint has an active guard here but Briatore has managed to pass into half guard.
Flint is looking to improve his position.
Silvio Briatore overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briatore wants to pass to mount but Flint is defending the position.
Flint wants to get back to full guard.
Flint looks like he's trying to stand up.
Flint is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Briatore jumps into side control!
Flint is looking for a sweep.
Briatore works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Briatore wants to lay and pray for a moment but Flint keeps working.
Flint is trying to escape the position but Briatore is controlling the position.

Briatore is trying to get an arm triangle but Flint is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Flint makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Flint.
Briatore pushes down on Flint's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flint manages to get to full guard.
Briatore working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Flint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Flint has his foot on Briatore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Briatore works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Briatore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Briatore not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Briatore seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Flint for as long as he can get away with.
Flint looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Briatore puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.

Flint looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Briatore works his foot free and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Silvio Briatore did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Briatore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Briatore is stalling in the full guard.
Flint keeping moving, preventing Briatore from controlling successfully.
Briatore working some strikes from top position.
Briatore postures up and lands a big shot to Flint's brow.
Flint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Flint escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Briatore gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Flint is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Briatore sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Briatore distracts Flint with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Briatore controls from within his opponent's guard.
Briatore sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Flint's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flint keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flint is looking to improve his position.
Briatore is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Flint!
Briatore landing strikes from the mount and Flint is in trouble!
Flint is bucking up trying to escape but Briatore cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Briatore fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Briatore tries to control but Flint wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flint is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briatore dominating with strikes here.
Flint can't escape the position.
Briatore looking to control but Flint is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Flint is looking to get to half guard.
Briatore controlling his opponent.
Briatore scores with a couple of good head shots there.

Briatore working for a submission but Flint is keeping him at bay.
Briatore is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Flint can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Silvio Briatore had his way with Shane Flint in that round.
The cut man is working on Silvio Briatore's cut.
That's time! Briatore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Briatore looks to throw the jab but Flint is out of range.
Briatore throws a hook but Flint avoids it easily.

Briatore shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Briatore showed some decent athleticism there.
Flint moves into full guard.

Flint is looking for a triangle but Briatore pushes his legs off easily.

Flint looking for a guillotine here but Briatore defends easily.
Flint is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Briatore is looking to control Flint's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Briatore avoid being mounted?
Briatore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Briatore tries to get out of the position.
Flint prevents Briatore from improving his position.
Briatore is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Flint trying to pass the guard but Briatore defending well.
Briatore tries to roll over but Flint keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Flint sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Briatore defending well though.

Flint is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Briatore shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Briatore lands a nice shot to the head.
Briatore lands a heavy elbow.
Flint gets back to half guard.

Briatore is looking for a kimura here.
Flint gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briatore thows a big elbow that misses.
Flint looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briatore is one step ahead there.
Briatore wants to control from the top but Flint keeps moving.

Briatore avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Flint is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Briatore advances position into side control!

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.
Briatore is staying tight to Flint's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Shane Flint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flint takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Flint gets back to half guard.
Flint is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Briatore jumps into side control!
Briatore working the ground and pound.
Silvio Briatore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Flint is trying to get back to half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Silvio Briatore showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Briatore has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silvio Briatore!
Silvio Briatore is the new middleweight champion!