PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Upercut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andy Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Silva
vs
Upercut

188 cm
25
187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

188 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lance Upercut!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Upercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Upercut stuffs the takedown.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Upercut rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Upercut looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Silva has Upercut pressed against the cage, preventing Upercut from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silva wants to clinch.

Upercut moves into range and clinches up with Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Upercut's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Upercut shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Upercut clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
Upercut tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

Silva successfully pulls guard.
Upercut pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Upercut stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upercut tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Upercut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Upercut not doing much here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Upercut thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silva trying to control but Upercut postures up.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Upercut preventing the sweep.
Upercut wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

That's two 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 is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Upercut swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Upercut fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Silva wants to clinch up but Upercut keeps it at a distance.

Upercut feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Upercut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Upercut!

Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Upercut is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Upercut is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Upercut looks gassed!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Upercut can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Silva throwing strikes but Upercut bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Upercut swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Upercut wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but Upercut is working from the bottom.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva trying to control but Upercut is working from the bottom.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Upercut is retaining full guard.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Upercut tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silva swivels and escapes.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Upercut.
Silva tries to clinch up but Upercut circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lance Upercut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Upercut drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Upercut blocks an uppercut.
Silva stops a takedown attempt from Upercut.
Upercut just leaning against Silva, taking a breather.

Upercut ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Upercut no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Upercut wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Silva 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 throwing strikes from guard but Upercut blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Andy Silva will probably get the nod.
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 fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Upercut pushes him off.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Silva closes the distance but Upercut moves to the side

and Upercut counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
Silva is looking to control Upercut's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Silva avoid being mounted?
Silva is staying active underneath Upercut, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Upercut is working away from the top position though.
Upercut looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Upercut is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Upercut is working away from the top position though.
Upercut is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Upercut's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Upercut cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Upercut trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Upercut preventing the sweep.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Upercut pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Upercut is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Silva pushes Upercut off looking to stand but Upercut dives back in and keeps control.
Silva moves into full guard.
Upercut wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Upercut manages to get himself to full guard.
Silva stops Upercut from standing up.

Silva 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 tries to free his leg and advance position but Upercut is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Upercut pushes Silva off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Upercut moves into the clinch.
Silva can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Upercut tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries to pull guard but Upercut won't allow it.
Upercut is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva tries to pull guard but Upercut holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva drops back down to his feet.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Upercut's face.
Upercut is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Upercut has his back to the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Upercut blocks it.

Upercut pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silva misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Upercut which made him look bad.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
Upercut keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Upercut on that attempt.
Upercut ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands with a hook. Upercut tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva lands a head kick. Upercut smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.

Upercut bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lance Upercut has got the better of the ground game so far.
Upercut wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Upercut wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva looking to control.

Upercut stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lance Upercut showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Upercut looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Upercut. That did some damage!
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch but Upercut moves out of range.
Silva looks to land a combination. Upercut sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Upercut circles away.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Upercut saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Upercut pinned against the cage. Upercut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Upercut feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Upercut changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Upercut works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Upercut would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Upercut pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Upercut is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Upercut must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva has a closed guard, preventing Upercut from standing up.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.

Silva is working for a kimura but Upercut is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Upercut does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

That's two 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 is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Upercut doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Silva.

Upercut has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Upercut looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
Silva closes the distance but Upercut moves to the side

so Upercut counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Upercut is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to stand but Upercut is controlling the position.
Upercut trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Upercut working some strikes from top position.
Upercut trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Upercut looking to pass the guard.

Upercut thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Silva has his foot on Upercut's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Upercut works his way back into a safe position though.
Silva wants to sweep here but Upercut controlling him for the moment.

Upercut has gone for a leg lock! Silva slips out almost immediately though and dives into Upercut's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Upercut wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.

Upercut has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Silva off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva scores with a nice right hand.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Upercut paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Upercut goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Upercut is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Upercut circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Upercut closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.

Upercut gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
Silva tries to clinch up but Upercut circles away and keeps his distance.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lance Upercut.
I think Upercut has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andy Silva!