PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amzi Azzan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Metallica - The Unforgiven II . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Azzan

180 cm
21
211 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

189 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucas Silva !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Amzi Azzan!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Sergei Dronov and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azzan misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Azzan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Azzan prevents Silva from improving his position.
Azzan lands strikes from half guard.
Azzan misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.

Azzan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Azzan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva keeping full guard, as Azzan tries to pass.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azzan won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.

Silva looking for subs off his back but Azzan has passed one foot through into half guard.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Azzan is thwarting Silva 's attempts to control the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Azzan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Azzan thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Azzan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Azzan trying to control the action but Silva is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azzan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Azzan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Azzan not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Azzan throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azzan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Azzan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Azzan pulls his head out easily.
Silva has hold of Azzan's hands but Azzan slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Azzan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Silva is looking to control Azzan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Azzan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azzan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva gets full guard.
Azzan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
Azzan won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
Azzan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Azzan being controlled here momentarily.
Azzan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva , not yet.
Azzan trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Azzan wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azzan trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Azzan.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Azzan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Azzan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Azzan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Azzan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is working Azzan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Azzan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amzi Azzan dominated 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.

Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Azzan.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Azzan looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva working the ground and pound.
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva cracks Azzan with a big elbow.
Lucas Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Azzan is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Silva can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Silva !