PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Brighton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brighton has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Bulls On Parade 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.

Silva
vs
Brighton

180 cm
25
190 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

200 cm
27
200 lbs
12 - 11 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lyoto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Brighton!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Brighton.
A combination from Brighton does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Brighton counters with a one-two to the body.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Silva rushes Brighton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Brighton can't break the clinch.
Brighton tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Brighton can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.

Silva breaks the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brighton takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Brighton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Brighton misses with a wild combination.
A left lands for Brighton.
Brighton blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyoto Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brighton throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brighton swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.

Silva jumps guard and drags Brighton to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brighton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Brighton is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva controlling the position.

Lyoto Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brighton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brighton.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brighton tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.

Silva clinches up with Brighton and pushes him back against the cage.
Brighton taking a breather.
Brighton tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a body kick that misses.
Nick Brighton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Brighton sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brighton misses with a kick to the body
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva tries to clinch there but Brighton circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.

Silva has closed the distance and engaged Brighton in a clinch.
Brighton pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brighton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva goes for a takedown attempt but Brighton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lyoto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brighton tried to score with a low kick but Silva checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Silva dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brighton lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Brighton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Brighton swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Brighton circles away.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Brighton.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Brighton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brighton tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brighton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brighton working hard to break the clinch.
Brighton goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Brighton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Brighton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Silva has cracked it and Brighton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Silva!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lyoto Silva!