PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ancelino Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ancelino Silva has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Silva
vs
Martinez

210 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

175 cm
20
260 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ancelino Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Martinez scores with a takedown into Silva's guard.
Martinez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Martinez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Martinez wants to stand but Silva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Silva is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Martinez has eaten all the pies!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Ancelino Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Martinez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silva regains half guard.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Martinez stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.

Silva moves into range and clinches up with Martinez.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

Martinez has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Silva clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Silva holding on to Martinez's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Martinez scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Martinez is looking for the choke from the back position but Silva is controlling his hands well.
Martinez looks gassed!
Silva looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Martinez missing with strikes.
Martinez is looking to control Silva but Silva is wriggling around and keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva covering up well under a series of strikes from Martinez.
Silva turns into Martinez and is now in his guard.
Silva wants to control from the top but Martinez keeps moving.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Martinez pushes him off.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Martinez moves out of range.
Martinez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva with a poor takedown

and Martinez counters with a shoot takedown. Silva fights it but they end up in guard.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Silva is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Martinez, into his guard.
Silva trying to control but Martinez is working from the bottom.

Martinez throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Silva escapes and throws Martinez's legs to the side, diving into side control!

Silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martinez has escaped the position, nice work there.
Martinez is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side

and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Silva is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Silva has control of Martinez's left arm, preventing Martinez from doing any damage.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
Silva looking to control.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martinez!
Martinez blocking the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Martinez tries to land a front kick but Silva steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silva tries to clinch
and Martinez counters with an inside leg kick.
Silva wants to clinch but Martinez slips to the side

and Martinez counters with a single leg into guard. Silva didn't expect that.
Martinez works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva looking to control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Martinez passes into half guard.
Martinez with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Martinez is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.
Lucas Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.

Martinez is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

Martinez stands up and beckons Silva to join him on the feet.
Martinez tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

Martinez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martinez is controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Martinez decides to return to a standing position.

Martinez has closed the distance and engaged Silva in a clinch.
Martinez is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martinez is trying to break free.
Martinez fails to pull guard.
Martinez managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Martinez tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Martinez blocks it.
Knees to the body from Silva.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Martinez avoids the damage to the body.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva missing with knees to the body.

Martinez pulls guard.
Martinez lands an upkick as Silva stands over him.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Martinez is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

Martinez has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Silva breaks Martinez's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

Martinez working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Martinez wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Silva manages to pass to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles

so Martinez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Martinez wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Martinez slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva keeping full guard, as Martinez tries to pass.
Martinez content to stall in guard here.

Martinez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Martinez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez controlling from the full mount.
Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Martinez wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Martinez controlling his opponent.
Martinez working away from the top, dropping strikes.

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.

Martinez is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

Martinez shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Martinez is proving a slippery customer.
Silva managing to control the position.
Silva is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez throwing strikes but missing.

Martinez stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Martinez gets a takedown into half guard.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Ancelino Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martinez slips a nice elbow through Silva's hands, connecting with Silva's forehead.
Martinez is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Martinez with good strikes from the mount here!
Silva is working to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Martinez goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martinez is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Martinez wants to sweep but no luck.
Martinez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Martinez pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Martinez 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Martinez!