PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Flex Luthor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luthor comes to the cage accompanied by Battleflag. Silva has chosen Bodies as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Luthor
vs
Silva

188 cm
25
181 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

182 cm
28
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Flex Luthor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Seu Braga and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luthor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Luthor. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Flex Luthor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Luthor moved out of range nicely.
Luthor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luthor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Luthor.
Luthor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luthor.
Silva misses with a left hand
and Luthor counters with a straight right hand.
Luthor lands a two punch combo.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Luthor counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luthor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Luthor misses with a body shot
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Luthor is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Luthor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luthor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Luthor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Luthor throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luthor thinking.
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Luthor misses
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Luthor will be more careful next time no doubt.
Luthor throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Luthor is out of range.
Luthor misses with a lunging right hand
and Luthor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Luthor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Luthor misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Silva takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A jab from Luthor does it's job there.
Luthor connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Luthor is just out of range.
Luthor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Luthor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Luthor is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Luthor does no damage.
Luthor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Luthor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Luthor misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Luthor throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a body kick.
Luthor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva throws a head kick but Luthor moves out of range.
Luthor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Luthor looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luthor.
Luthor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Luthor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luthor cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries a head kick but it misses.
Luthor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Luthor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Luthor misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva throws a nice head kick!

Luthor is rocked!
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Luthor manages to avoid it.
Luthor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Luthor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Luthor misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a slapping leg kick.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Luthor lands with a shot to the body.
Luthor throws a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Luthor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Luthor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Luthor throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Luthor swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Luthor moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Luthor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Luthor lands with a nice body punch.
Luthor scores with a decent looking hook.

Luthor feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Luthor slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Luthor tries to advance to mount but Silva denies him.
Luthor throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Luthor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Luthor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva throws a head kick but Luthor moves out of range.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Luthor misses with a few strikes there.
Silva avoids the body shot from Luthor.
Luthor misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Luthor counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Luthor to acknowledge the strikes.
Luthor misses with a body shot.
Luthor lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
A big left from Luthor misses.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Luthor throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Luthor throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Luthor's knee momentarily.
Luthor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Luthor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Luthor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Luthor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luthor to score with a decent uppercut.
Luthor scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Luthor throws a shot to the body.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Luthor lands a nice looking body shot.
Luthor throws a shot to the body.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Luthor lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Luthor to score with a decent uppercut.
Luthor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Luthor misses with a two punch combination.
Luthor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Luthor lands the left hand.

Silva is rocked!
Luthor connects with a combination that backs up Silva into the cage. Luthor lands a flurry of punches that gets past Silva's guard. Silva is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Luthor bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Flex Luthor!