PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shelton Lane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean Silva could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shelton Lane's chin.

Silva
vs
Lane

186 cm
20
195 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

186 cm
22
186 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Sean Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Shelton Lane!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Lane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control but Lane is working from the bottom.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Lane.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Lane has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lane trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

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.
Lane trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lane closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lane has Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Lane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Lane manages to pull guard.
Lane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Lane is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Lane from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lane working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

Silva is looking for a triangle but Lane pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Lane sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lane wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lane won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shelton Lane will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lane misses with a takedown

and Silva counters by clinching up.

Lane wants the takedown. Silva is fighting it off but Lane persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Silva's guard against the cage.
Lane passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Silva is staying active underneath Lane, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Lane looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Lane is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lane accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva wants to sweep here but Lane controlling him for the moment.
Lane must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva wants to improve his position but instead Lane has moved into half guard.
Lane is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lane thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lane wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Poor strikes thrown by Lane there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lane keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Lane not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lane works his foot free and advances to mount.

Lane is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling Lane's body position as best he can.
Lane lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shelton Lane showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lane tries to clinch but Silva moves away

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva is fighting to break Lane's control of his arms but Lane is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Let's hope that Lane 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.

Lane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lane tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lane looking to control.
Lane is pulling down on Silva's head. It's preventing any offense from Silva, at least for the moment.
Lane looking to control.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lane dives on top into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lane not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lane controls the pace.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sean Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lane stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva pulls Lane in close to prevent any damage.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lane tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lane!

Silva stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Lane darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.

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 Sean Silva.
Well Lane has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shelton Lane!