PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lonnie Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Thug
vs
De Silva

183 cm
20
192 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

187 cm
20
185 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lonnie Thug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Thug fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. De Silva sprawls well initially but Thug persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
De Silva looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
De Silva is not content to let Thug control the position.
Thug controlling the action here.
Thug lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Thug there.
Thug is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thug sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Thug has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Thug lands with a punch from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug is pressing down on De Silva's thigh, looking to free his foot. De Silva is holding on for now.
De Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Thug trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thug postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Thug content to stall in guard here.
Thug keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Silva's head.
Thug not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Thug keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of De Silva's head.
Thug trying to control but De Silva is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Thug is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Thug forces his way into half guard.
Thug is looking to advance position but De Silva won't allow it.
Thug seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Silva is in trouble now - Thug has advanced to mount!
The referee warns De Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thug landing punches.
Thug is landing with some decent strikes but De Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thug controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug with good strikes from the mount here!
Thug punishing his opponent with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thug looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Thug lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Silva hang on?
Thug content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thug with good strikes from the mount here!
Thug pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thug scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Silva?
Thug breaks from De Silva's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Thug landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug working the ground and pound effectively.
De Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thug's attempts to control the action.
Thug dominating with strikes here.
Thug unloading with bombs!
Thug tries to control but De Silva wriggling away.
Thug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thug avoids the attempt from De Silva to control.
Thug unloading with bombs!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thug is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. De Silva can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Thug trying to control but he's not successful this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonnie Thug dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thug throws an uppercut from half a mile away. De Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Thug closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. De Silva did well to prevent Thug getting side control.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thug connects with a nice short shot to De Silva's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thug connects with a nice short shot to De Silva's temple.
Thug is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Silva can do to turn this around?
Thug with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thug uses his free foot to push down on De Silva's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for De Silva.
Thug lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thug with a couple of short strikes.
Lonnie Thug overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Thug lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Thug.
De Silva is breathing heavily.
De Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Thug cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thug landing shots from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Silva?
De Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

De Silva is rocked!
De Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
De Silva is still in real trouble! Can Thug finish him?
Thug with the ground and pound from mount.
Thug lands a big elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thug cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
De Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Thug landing strikes from the mount.
De Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Thug lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva is in a horrible position here. Thug smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thug lands with some strikes.
Thug lands with some vicious ground and pound - can De Silva hang on?
Thug raining down shots from the mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug punishing his opponent with strikes.
Thug is in the full mount, landing strikes.
De Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Thug putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thug dominating with strikes here.
De Silva tries to hold on but Thug pushes him away.
Thug working De Silva over with strikes here.
Thug lands with some strikes.
Thug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
De Silva is squirming around, avoiding Thug's attempts to control the action.
Thug with good strikes from the mount here!
De Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug controlling his opponent.
BOOM! Thug connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Thug.
Thug controlling from the full mount.
Thug scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish De Silva?
Thug lands a big elbow.
De Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thug dominating with strikes here.
Thug tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thug landing strikes from the mount and De Silva is in trouble!
BOOM! Thug connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Thug is landing with some decent strikes but De Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thug tries to control but De Silva wriggling away.
The referee warns De Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Thug connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thug sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
De Silva in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lonnie Thug dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Thug closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Thug is looking to advance position but De Silva won't allow it.
Thug takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thug looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

De Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Thug scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Thug passes to side control.
De Silva struggling a bit here.
De Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thug has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Thug wants to control the pace but De Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thug takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Thug pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Thug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thug fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thug cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thug content just to control the position here.
De Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Thug landing strikes from the mount.
Thug postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. De Silva looks a forlorn figure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thug can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as De Silva is looking to escape.
Thug avoids the attempt from De Silva to control.
Thug scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Thug sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thug landing strikes from the mount and De Silva is in trouble!
Thug landing shots from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thug landing strikes, looking to finish!
De Silva taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thug working De Silva over with strikes here.
Thug softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and De Silva is out cold! Thug jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lonnie Thug!
Lonnie Thug is the new middleweight champion!