PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boblay Lachlay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lachlay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tupac - When I'm Gone . I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Silva
vs
Lachlay

171 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

181 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Boblay Lachlay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Silva does no damage.
Lachlay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lachlay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lachlay defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Lachlay shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Lachlay slips the punch.
Lachlay fails to land the takedown.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boblay Lachlay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva throws the left hand but Lachlay avoids the punch easily.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lachlay.
Lachlay working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva has one of Lachlay's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silva regains half guard, as Lachlay was trying to land strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lachlay prevents Silva from standing back up.
Silva is pressing down on Lachlay's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lachlay postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lachlay throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Lachlay working a defensive guard but Silva passes into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

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.

Silva stands up from half guard.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lachlay shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Silva defends it nicely.
Lachlay misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lachlay has a takedown stuffed.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boblay Lachlay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Lachlay moved out of range.
Manuel Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lachlay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silva sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lachlay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Lachlay persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Lachlay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.

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.
Lachlay takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lachlay looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Lachlay persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Lachlay slips a jab from Silva.
Lachlay shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Lachlay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lachlay slips a jab from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab.
Lachlay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lachlay closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Lachlay uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Lachlay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lachlay dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Lachlay's head and hops out.
Lachlay shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Lachlay keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lachlay takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachlay checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Lachlay's head back.
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lachlay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lachlay off to one side.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lachlay fails with the takedown.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boblay Lachlay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lachlay takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with a hook. Lachlay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lachlay moves out of range as Silva strikes.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lachlay.
Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lachlay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva lands a with a good body shot.
Lachlay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lachlay off to one side.
Lachlay walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lachlay, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good work by Lachlay as he checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lachlay's hands.
Lachlay gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Lachlay shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva takes a swing at Lachlay's ribcage but misses.

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.
Lachlay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lachlay with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Lachlay displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Lachlay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Silva.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lachlay takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva leaves Lachlay with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lachlay shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manuel Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
A slow jab from Silva misses its intended target.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lachlay is defended easily by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachlay shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boblay Lachlay.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Lachlay saw that one coming.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.

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.
Silva lands with a hook. Lachlay tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lachlay will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lachlay is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lachlay fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva lands a nice shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a swing at Lachlay's ribcage but misses.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Lachlay's leg but Lachlay calmly moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lachlay shoots in.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lachlay.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lachlay shoots in.

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.
Lachlay walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lachlay.
Silva ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lachlay avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva digs a good body shot into Lachlay's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manuel Silva had his way with Boblay Lachlay in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lachlay steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lachlay blocks a jab.
Lachlay walks into a left hand.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lachlay is defended easily by Silva.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lachlay avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Lachlay fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lachlay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lachlay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

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 misses with an uppercut. Lachlay saw that one coming.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Manuel Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Boblay Lachlay.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lachlay is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Lachlay needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lachlay has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lachlay and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lachlay shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lachlay gets slowly back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Manuel Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Silva.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Lachlay ducks down to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A clash of legs there as Lachlay blocks the low kick.
Silva digs a good hook to Lachlay's body.
Silva lands a jab to the head.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lachlay.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lachlay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Lachlay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manuel Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manuel Silva!
Manuel Silva is the new lightweight champion!