PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Pulse of the Maggots. The crowd seem to be enjoying Silva's choice of entrance music: BLUNT- The Iron Maiden. This should be fireworks!

Thomas
vs
Silva

187 cm
32
213 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

186 cm
32
195 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Silva!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Silva scores with a takedown into Thomas's guard.
Thomas has control of Silva's left arm, preventing Silva from doing any damage.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Thomas utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva 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.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Silva jabs Thomas to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Thomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Silva.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Silva throws a nice looking combination but Thomas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thomas throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Thomas misses.
Some wild striking there from Thomas.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Silva.
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!
Thomas tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Matt Silva has been cut.
Thomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Thomas tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Thomas darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a knee to the head.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.
Silva avoiding damage as Thomas throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva lands with an uppercut that bounces Thomas off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the liver by Thomas. Beautiful body shot.
Thomas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thomas moves away.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Thomas moved out of range nicely.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Silva.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Thomas takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Thomas defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Lincoln Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Silva.
Thomas takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thomas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Thomas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva lands a body shot.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Thomas tries to clinch up.
Silva throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
Thomas darts in trying to clinch
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Matt Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matt Silva's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva looking to control but instead Thomas has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thomas keeps working.
Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Thomas to regain full guard.
Thomas has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thomas's guard.
Silva is looking to stall here but Thomas recovers full guard.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva won't allow Thomas to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.

We're going to have a standup here because Lincoln Thomas wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Thomas does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Thomas throws a right hand that misses

and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Thomas didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thomas has momentary wrist control but Silva slips an elbow through the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva looks to land a right hand but Thomas moved out of range.
Lincoln Thomas is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva connects with a nice looking jab.
Thomas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Thomas settles back down.
A lazy left from Silva finds it's target.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas misses the body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thomas.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Lincoln Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Silva.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Thomas, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Thomas against the cage but Thomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thomas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Thomas misses with a straight right.
Silva blocks a head kick by Thomas.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva lands with a good body shot.
Silva works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva scores with the left hand. Thomas knows he should have avoided that one.
Silva moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Thomas throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slips a straight right by Silva.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva throws a sloppy body shot
and Thomas counters with a nice body shot.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas scores with a nice right hand.
Thomas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Thomas cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Thomas with a jab.
Thomas throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silva swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Thomas. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Thomas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thomas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Thomas wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Thomas throws a shot to the body.
Thomas lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thomas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincoln Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from Thomas misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas throws a good cross that connects.
Silva rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva lands with a cross.
A big right from Thomas misses.
Silva with a nice cross.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thomas but Thomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Matt Silva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas lands an overhand right.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Silva.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Silva!
Matt Silva managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Down Under - Supplements.160Q Video Proof, into his post fight interview.