PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chico Lincoln (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chico Lincoln has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lincoln
vs
Silva

181 cm
20
181 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chico Lincoln!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anthony Silva!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lincoln takes the fight into the clinch.
Lincoln prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Lincoln lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lincoln throws an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lincoln throws an elbow but misses.
Lincoln working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lincoln goes for a takedown attempt but Silva pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lincoln looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Silva drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lincoln is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lincoln as he jumps to the side.
Lincoln throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Anthony Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lincoln counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lincoln scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lincoln is avoiding it.
Silva shoots and misses

and Lincoln counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Silva wriggles free and stands up.
Horrible takedown by Lincoln or perhaps it was just good defense by Silva which made him look bad.
Lincoln fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chico Lincoln. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lincoln moves out of range easily.
Lincoln avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva misses with a hook

and Lincoln decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Silva's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Silva looks gassed!
Lincoln postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincoln with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Lincoln is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva looking to control.
Lincoln is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.

Lincoln drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lincoln jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lincoln counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Lincoln trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Lincoln pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Lincoln stands up from half guard.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Lincoln tries to clinch

and Silva counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Silva.

Lincoln breaks the clinch.
Lincoln throws a head kick that misses.
Silva clinches but Lincoln breaks the clinch
and Lincoln counters with a big head kick but Silva shrugs it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lincoln shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
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!

Lincoln thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lincoln wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lincoln is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lincoln tries to pass.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Lincoln has moved into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva is not content to let Lincoln control the position.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Lincoln.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chico Lincoln dominated that round.
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 blocks a head kick by Lincoln.
Lincoln throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A low kick from Silva misses

so Lincoln counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is pulling down on Lincoln's head. It's preventing any offense from Lincoln, at least for the moment.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Lincoln pushes his legs off easily.

Lincoln stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Lincoln won't allow it.

Lincoln breaks from the clinch.
Lincoln tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Silva.
Lincoln gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lincoln manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Lincoln wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.

Silva decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lincoln, up you get!
Chico Lincoln is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lincoln shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lincoln has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lincoln controls his leg.
Lincoln works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Lincoln is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lincoln is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Lincoln is wriggling around but Silva manages to pass to half guard.
Silva controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lincoln defending well though.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Silva is working for a guillotine from mount but Lincoln frees his head quite easily.
Lincoln can't escape the position.
Lincoln tries to improve his position but instead Silva has taken his back!
Lincoln prevents Silva from getting a body triangle.
Silva biding his time, controlling Lincoln.

Silva is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Lincoln is defending well though. Silva let's go of the attempt for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva misses with punches from the back.
Silva lands a shot to the body.
Silva is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Lincoln. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Silva wants to control but Lincoln is keeping busy.
Silva lands strikes to the head.
Silva scores with punches to the body.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Silva.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lincoln showing good submission defense here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
You can see the frustration on Lincoln's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anthony Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

A head kick by Silva misses
and Lincoln counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lincoln counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Silva's guard now.
Lincoln thows a big elbow that misses.

Lincoln drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Silva manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lincoln has Silva in his guard.
Lincoln managing to control the position.
Chico Lincoln overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lincoln is on top in guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Lincoln manages to get to full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lincoln preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lincoln keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lincoln keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Lincoln looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lincoln can't keep his opponent in guard - Silva advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lincoln is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lincoln avoid being mounted?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Lincoln counters with a three punch combo that has Silva backing up. Silva nods at Lincoln to acknowledge the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Silva throws a right hand that Lincoln ducks under and follows up with a left that Lincoln also avoids with ease.
Lincoln throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Lincoln counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Silva throws a lazy head kick

and Lincoln counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is trying to control the position but Lincoln postures up.
Lincoln throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lincoln throws a big right hand that misses.

Lincoln avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lincoln advances to half guard.
Lincoln throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Lincoln has control of the leg.
Silva is pressing down on Lincoln's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Silva pushes Lincoln off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nice body kick from Lincoln.
Silva shoots and misses

and Lincoln moves into the clinch.

Lincoln breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Lincoln holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silva keeps control of Lincoln as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Lincoln keeps him there for the moment.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lincoln gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Chico Lincoln has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Silva.

Lincoln manages to break the clinch.
Lincoln wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincoln moves out of range of the body kick from Silva.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lincoln checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincoln shoots in but no luck this time.
Silva tries to clinch but Lincoln is having none of it.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lincoln avoids it well.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lincoln, pushing him back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chico Lincoln showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lincoln has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chico Lincoln!