PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Lank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lank kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Night. Silva has chosen Black Pearl as his entrance music. Ethan Lank has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lank
vs
Silva

199 cm
24
270 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

215 cm
24
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Lank!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marco Silva!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Alexandre Firmino.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lank sprawls well. Lank wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lank is avoiding it.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Lank.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

Lank actively working from the bottom here.
Silva trying to control the action but Lank is working from the bottom.

Silva is looking for a kimura but Lank is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Silva to get the leverage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lank is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
Silva is looking to stall here but Lank recovers full guard.
Silva working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lank's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Lank is keeping the position.
Lank controlling the position.
Lank avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.

Silva has gone for a leg lock! Lank slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Silva looks gassed!
Lank looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

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

Lank stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Lank has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lank won't allow it.
Lank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lank smiles and moves away.
Lank tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Silva counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lank throws Silva to one side and escapes!
Lank fails with an attempt to clinch.

Silva tries to keep at a distance but Lank has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lank putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Marco Silva has been cut.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Lank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lank using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lank lands a knee to the head.
Lank scores with a knee to the head.
Lank lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Lank misses with a knee to the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lank scores with a knee to the head.
Silva tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lank smiles and moves away.
Ethan Lank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Silva.
Lank dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lank fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva misses with a low kick.

Lank clinches.
Lank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lank tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Lank lands a nice elbow.
Lank lands an elbow inside.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lank lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Lank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lank comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lank won't allow it.
Lank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Lank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Lank dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lank lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Lank looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Lank doesn't manage to clinch there - Silva circles away.
Ethan Lank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lank looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lank tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lank missing with knees to the body.
Lank lands a nice elbow.
Lank connects with a knee to the head.
Lank lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Lank lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lank lands an elbow that stopped Silva in his tracks for a moment.
Lank lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Lank connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silva's face.
Lank tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Lank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lank has him pressed against the cage.
Lank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lank lands an elbow inside.
Lank landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lank missing with knees to the body.
Lank trying to land knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva jumps guard but Lank stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lank lands an elbow inside that Silva shrugs off.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lank unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lank gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lank lands a damaging elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lank obliges.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lank misses with an elbow over the top.
Lank is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silva is defending well for now.
Lank tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.

That's two 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.
Lank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lank misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silva.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lank is defending well for now.
Lank landing knees to the body.
Lank misses with an elbow over the top.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ethan Lank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Silva.
Lank working Silva over with knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lank throws an elbow but misses.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lank holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lank obliges.
Lank lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lank misses with a knee to the head.
Lank looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
Lank throws an elbow that misses.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lank fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Lank counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in but Lank avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lank scores with a three punch combo!
Ethan Lank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lank tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Lank misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lank fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lank tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.

Lank closes the distance and clinches.
Lank missing with knees to the body.
Silva fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Silva takes an elbow to the temple.
Lank is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lank scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lank obliges.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Lank pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Lank stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Lank.
Lank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lank lands an elbow inside.
Lank creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Silva's defenses.
Lank lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lank obliges.
Lank tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lank throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Lank.
Lank tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to pull guard but Lank won't allow it.

Silva jumps guard and drags Lank to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Silva throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lank uses it to pass to side control.

Silva wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Lank has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Silva's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Silva is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Lank!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ethan Lank!