PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Lefleaur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lefleaur is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: La Marseillaise. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Silvas
vs
Lefleaur

185 cm
19
167 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

184 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silvas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gordon Lefleaur!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lefleaur as he avoids it easily.

Silvas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lefleaur is stalling in the full guard.
Silvas wants to get back to his feet but Lefleaur is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lefleaur passes Silvas's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silvas taking some punishment here, with Lefleaur in his half guard.
Lefleaur takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lefleaur prevents Silvas from standing back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Lefleaur is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silvas is trying to stand up here but Lefleaur is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lefleaur is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Silvas has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lefleaur moves into full mount! Silvas won't be happy about that!
Silvas knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lefleaur on the ground.
Lefleaur controlling his opponent.

Lefleaur looking to secure an arm triangle but Silvas defends it well.
Silvas wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur controlling the position easily from mount.
Silvas wants to get back to his feet.
Silvas in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silvas is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lefleaur with shots to the head and body - Silvas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silvas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Silvas is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lefleaur fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lefleaur tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lefleaur raining down shots from the mount!
Silvas is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
BOOM! Lefleaur connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lefleaur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Silvas tries to buck Lefleaur off but he can't manage it.
Lefleaur looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lefleaur lands a nice shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefleaur is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Lefleaur content just to control the position here.

Lefleaur has isolated one of Silvas's arms. Silvas looking to fight him off but Lefleaur twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gordon Lefleaur!