PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Einar Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Lee

174 cm
24
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

182 cm
31
182 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paz Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Einar Lee!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Lee throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.

It looks like Paz Silva has been cut.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Lee dominates the positioning.

Einar Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee slips a jab from Silva.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses

so Lee counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Lee controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Einar Lee hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Silva is rocked!
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lee's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva misses with an uppercut
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lee counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Lee wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Lee persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silva tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lee accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Paz Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silva lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Paz Silva's cut is getting worse.

Lee drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
Silva is trying to force a seperation but Lee has the dominant position.

Lee is trying to trip Silva. He has hold of a leg but Silva is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Lee persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Lee controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.

Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Silva looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lee postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Silva is being controlled here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.

Lee is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Silva's half guard.
Lee stops Silva from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Silva throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lee, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Silva gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Silva manages to retain guard.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Lee shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Einar Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

We're going to have a standup here because Paz Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lee 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.

Lee stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Lee moves away from the strike by Silva.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws an off balance right hand

and Lee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lee.
Silva is pressed up against the cage. Lee has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silva down to the mat. Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva connects with a right hand. Lee shakes it off.
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!
Lee scores with a jab to the head.

Lee moves into the clinch successfully.

Lee lands a takedown into guard.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.

Lee has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lee breaks from the clinch.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Paz Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Einar Lee.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Silva is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Lee tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Paz Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lee is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Lee controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee fails to land the takedown.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nice cross by Lee.

Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Lee utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lee has clasped his hands together around Silva's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silva is trying to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee wasn't active enough on the ground.

Silva tries to sprawl but Lee drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Silva is trying to stand up here but Lee is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to control the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Einar Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Lee does it's job there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee slips a straight right by Silva.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Einar Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Silvas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Lee shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Silva is trying to escape the position but Lee is controlling the position.
Lee has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Silva!
Lee controlling his opponent.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silva?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lee sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Einar Lee really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paz Silva'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.

Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silva looks to land a combination. Lee sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lee moves out of range.

Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
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!
Lee putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lee working the ground and pound effectively.
Lee landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lee looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Einar Lee has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whack! Lee lands a heavy head kick that drops Silva. The ref tackles Lee to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Silva was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Einar Lee!
Einar Lee is the new welterweight champion!