PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Choco Lobo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Sick Puppies - You're Going Down. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Lobo

190 cm
23
215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
215 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alejandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Choco Lobo!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva is looking to clinch but Lobo is avoiding it.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lobo pushes him off.
Lobo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lobo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lobo keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lobo is avoiding it.
Lobo misses with a body shot.
Lobo lands with a right hand.

Lobo drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lobo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Lobo is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lobo.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lobo on the ground.
Lobo cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lobo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lobo!
Silva tries to control but Lobo wriggling away.
Lobo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lobo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva wants to control the pace but Lobo is squirming around nicely.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lobo is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lobo is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

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 trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lobo wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
Lobo is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Lobo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva looking to control but Lobo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lobo is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lobo is looking to escape.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Alejandro Silva just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo throws a leg kick but Silva checks it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Lobo misses with a wild body shot.
Silva tries to clinch up.
Lobo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lobo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lobo scores with a one two! Silva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Alejandro Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lobo, as that shot connected.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Lobo lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Alejandro Silva has been cut.
Lobo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Lobo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lobo shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Lobo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lobo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lobo throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lobo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lobo.
Lobo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Lobo.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Lobo misses.

Lobo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva wants to control but Lobo is having none of it.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lobo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lobo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva tries to hold on but Lobo pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva tries to roll over but Lobo keeps him under control.
Lobo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Lobo is controlling him well.
Silva trying to control here.
Silva regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lobo.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lobo shoots in.
Alejandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choco Lobo.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lobo pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lobo is breathing heavily.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lobo.
Lobo circles away from the clinch attempt.

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.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lobo shoots in.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lobo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lobo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva wants to clinch.
Lobo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lobo somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Alejandro Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alejandro Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lobo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lobo is looking to chop away at Silva's legs.
Silva moves away from the strike by Lobo.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Lobo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lobo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lobo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva moves out of range as Lobo strikes.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo is having none of it.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Silva slips a straight right by Lobo.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lobo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lobo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries to clinch but Lobo moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva instigates a clinch.
Lobo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lobo avoids the damage to the body.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lobo.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lobo fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lobo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lobo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Alejandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Choco Lobo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Lobo misses with the combination.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lobo keeps it at a distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lobo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lobo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lobo misses the jab.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lobo pushes him off.
Alejandro Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lobo circles away and keeps his distance.
Lobo swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lobo throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Lobo swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lobo circles away.
Lobo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

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.
Lobo throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lobo working hard to break the clinch.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lobo blocks it with crossed arms.
Lobo has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lobo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lobo is defending well for now.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Lobo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lobo's face.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lobo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lobo blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Lobo blocks it.
Lobo managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Choco Lobo!