PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Vilas Boas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Vlad the Impaler. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Vilas Boas

192 cm
21
218 lbs
9 - 1 - 1

194 cm
21
217 lbs
5 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Pegasus Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Thor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lucas Vilas Boas !
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vilas Boas takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Silva takes one to the chin there.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice head shot.
Vilas Boas stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Silva blocks a jab.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Vilas Boas is working to avoid the ground and pound but Silva connects with a decent elbow.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Vilas Boas 's head but Vilas Boas avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vilas Boas tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Silva decides to stand back up. Silva steps back and let's Vilas Boas get back to his feet.
No joy there for Vilas Boas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva lands a couple of elbows.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vilas Boas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vilas Boas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva prevents Vilas Boas from getting back to his feet.
Vilas Boas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Vilas Boas wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.
Vilas Boas wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Vilas Boas is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Vilas Boas wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vilas Boas tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Vilas Boas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Lucas Vilas Boas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Vilas Boas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Vilas Boas .
Silva is looking to slow Vilas Boas down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that Vilas Boas semi-blocks.
Lucas Vilas Boas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilas Boas won't want to take too many of those.
Vilas Boas looks gassed!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vilas Boas 's face.

It looks like Lucas Vilas Boas has been cut.
Vilas Boas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilas Boas avoids the damage to the body.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Vilas Boas 's face.
Vilas Boas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Vilas Boas won't want to take too many of those.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Vilas Boas 's ribcage.
Vilas Boas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vilas Boas 's efforts to push away.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Vilas Boas 's ribcage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas jumps guard but Silva stands there with Vilas Boas around his waist. Vilas Boas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Vilas Boas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilas Boas avoids it.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Vilas Boas scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva prevents Vilas Boas from breaking the clinch.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Vilas Boas is blocking nicely.
Vilas Boas takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vilas Boas tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Silva keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vilas Boas 's efforts to push away.
Vilas Boas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vilas Boas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Vilas Boas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
Vilas Boas can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vilas Boas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.

Vilas Boas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilas Boas is defending well for now.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Vilas Boas is trying to break free.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Vilas Boas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vilas Boas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vilas Boas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Vilas Boas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vilas Boas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vilas Boas is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Vilas Boas 's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vilas Boas with a jab.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Vilas Boas napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Vilas Boas defending against the ground and pound.
Vilas Boas gets back to half guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Vilas Boas is defending well.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vilas Boas defending well though.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Vilas Boas takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva looking to sit in guard and control but Vilas Boas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Vilas Boas from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to stand but Vilas Boas is controlling the position.
Vilas Boas trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Silva pushes Vilas Boas off and scrambles back to his feet.
Vilas Boas tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Vilas Boas checks a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vilas Boas fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good work by Vilas Boas as he checks the leg kick.
Vilas Boas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Vilas Boas lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vilas Boas closes the distance but Silva moves to the side
and Silva counters with a nice kick to the body.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Vilas Boas throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Vilas Boas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lucas Vilas Boas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Silva has managed to clinch.

Vilas Boas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas lands a two punch combo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloppy strikes there by Silva.
Vilas Boas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Vilas Boas is breathing heavily.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vilas Boas 's head.
Silva is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Vilas Boas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.
Silva with the ground and pound but Vilas Boas uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Vilas Boas wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva postures up in Vilas Boas 's guard and throws a big left but Vilas Boas blocks it.
Vilas Boas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to control from the top but Vilas Boas keeps moving.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva prevents Vilas Boas from getting back to his feet.
Vilas Boas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Vilas Boas blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Vilas Boas 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Donk. Vilas Boas catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Vilas Boas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vilas Boas lands with a cross.
Vilas Boas might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Vilas Boas moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Vilas Boas misses with a hook.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Vilas Boas moves out of range easily.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Vilas Boas in a clinch.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva working Vilas Boas over with knees to the body.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilas Boas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilas Boas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vilas Boas as Silva tries to tie him up.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Vilas Boas gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Vilas Boas takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silva is stalling here.
Vilas Boas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Vilas Boas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vilas Boas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vilas Boas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vilas Boas trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Vilas Boas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vilas Boas as Silva tries to tie him up.
Silva keeps control of Vilas Boas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

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.

Vilas Boas 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Vilas Boas . Those never looked like landing.
Vilas Boas misses with a two punch combination.
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vilas Boas tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva throws a low kick but Vilas Boas moves out of range easily.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva motions for Vilas Boas to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vilas Boas lands a lovely overhand right.
Vilas Boas misses with a double jab.
Vilas Boas misses with a double jab.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vilas Boas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Vilas Boas had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Vilas Boas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva tries to score with a low kick but Vilas Boas moves his leg out of the way.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Vilas Boas .

Silva 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.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Vilas Boas is retaining full guard.
Vilas Boas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Vilas Boas wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vilas Boas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Vilas Boas is working from the bottom.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vilas Boas keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Vilas Boas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Vilas Boas tries to stand but can't do so whilst Silva controls his leg.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Thor Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is looking to stand up but Vilas Boas isn't so interested in that idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Vilas Boas 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Silva moves out of range as Vilas Boas strikes.
Silva throws a solid leg kick but Vilas Boas takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silva.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vilas Boas . Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vilas Boas throws a hook but Silva blocks it.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.
No joy there for Vilas Boas , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vilas Boas avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vilas Boas ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Vilas Boas enables Silva to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Vilas Boas manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Vilas Boas pushes Silva off and gets back to his feet.
Silva connects with a leg kick. Vilas Boas looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vilas Boas is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Vilas Boas misses with a few strikes there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vilas Boas misses with a straight left.
A head kick misses from Silva.
A jab from Vilas Boas does it's job there.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice strike.

Vilas Boas gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva tries to clinch up.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vilas Boas , pushing him back against the cage.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Vilas Boas slowing the pace effectively.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Vilas Boas blocks with his arms.
Vilas Boas tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Vilas Boas wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilas Boas avoids the damage to the body.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vilas Boas takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas with a nice cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Vilas Boas moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Vilas Boas connects with a looping right hand.
Vilas Boas lands a jab to the head.
Vilas Boas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.

Vilas Boas gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Vilas Boas 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilas Boas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Vilas Boas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vilas Boas can't break the clinch.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Vilas Boas avoiding damage as Silva throws knees to the body.
Vilas Boas stalling against the cage.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilas Boas blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilas Boas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilas Boas tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vilas Boas 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vilas Boas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva lands with a thumping leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Vilas Boas which made him look bad.
Silva motions for Vilas Boas to come forward. Silva throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Vilas Boas pushes him off.
Silva tries to move into range but Vilas Boas moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Vilas Boas throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Vilas Boas stumbling back into the cage.
Silva is looking to slow Vilas Boas down with leg kicks.
Vilas Boas moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Vilas Boas connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
Vilas Boas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Vilas Boas 's head.
Vilas Boas fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Silva tenderised Vilas Boas 's leg. Vilas Boas is trying to keep his angry face on.
Silva misses with a low kick as Vilas Boas jumps back.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vilas Boas checks it well.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vilas Boas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Vilas Boas 's front leg but catches the back leg as Vilas Boas tries to avoid it.
Vilas Boas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
Vilas Boas throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vilas Boas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vilas Boas scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Vilas Boas but Vilas Boas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Vilas Boas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vilas Boas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Vilas Boas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Silva moves forwards but Vilas Boas connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Vilas Boas with a nice cross.
Vilas Boas avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Silva had his way with Lucas Vilas Boas in that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Vilas Boas '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. This is the final round!

Vilas Boas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Vilas Boas lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A left and a right from Vilas Boas both land. Nice combination.
Vilas Boas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vilas Boas .
A slow jab from Vilas Boas misses its intended target.
Vilas Boas scores with a punch to the head.

Silva rushes Vilas Boas and presses him up against the cage.
Vilas Boas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Vilas Boas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vilas Boas wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vilas Boas blocks it with crossed arms.
Vilas Boas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vilas Boas is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thor Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Vilas Boas stalling in the clinch but Silva improves position.
Silva misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vilas Boas .
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Vilas Boas is blocking nicely.
Vilas Boas wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vilas Boas managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Vilas Boas is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Vilas Boas is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Vilas Boas avoids the damage to the body.
Silva keeps control of Vilas Boas as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Vilas Boas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vilas Boas wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Jab by Vilas Boas .
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vilas Boas tries to clinch but Silva moves out of range.
Vilas Boas blocks a head kick by Silva.
Vilas Boas connects with a looping right hand.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva moves out of range as Vilas Boas strikes.
Vilas Boas scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva needs to keep his hands up - Vilas Boas had a free shot at his head there.
Vilas Boas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Silva. Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Silva moves out of range as Vilas Boas strikes.
Silva tried to score with a low kick but Vilas Boas checks it.
Vilas Boas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Vilas Boas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Vilas Boas .
Vilas Boas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silva swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vilas Boas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vilas Boas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vilas Boas moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vilas Boas lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

Silva clinches up with Vilas Boas and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Vilas Boas working hard to break the clinch.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vilas Boas avoids it.
Vilas Boas has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Vilas Boas is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Vilas Boas is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Silva has Vilas Boas pressed against the cage, preventing Vilas Boas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vilas Boas is trying to break free.
Vilas Boas tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Silva lands a knee to the body.
Vilas Boas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vilas Boas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vilas Boas can't break the clinch.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Vilas Boas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Vilas Boas wants to stall.
Vilas Boas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lucas Vilas Boas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vilas Boas managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Vilas Boas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva prevents Vilas Boas from breaking the clinch.
Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
Vilas Boas is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.

Vilas Boas breaks from the clinch.

Silva throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Vilas Boas was covering up waiting for the punch and Silva finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vilas Boas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vilas Boas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to control but Vilas Boas is working from the bottom.
Silva stands up over Vilas Boas , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thor Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vilas Boas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Vilas Boas is keeping the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Thor Silva.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 50:45
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Silva!