PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Shin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcelo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Shin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Shin
vs
Silva

180 cm
20
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

162 cm
20
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcus Shin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcelo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Albert Achterberg and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shin closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Shin getting side control.
Silva wants to sweep but Shin has passed to side control!
Silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Silva will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shin sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shin's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Shin works his way into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shin landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.

Silva looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Shin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Shin seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shin lands strikes from half guard.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Shin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shin working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Well, if Shin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Shin is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shin has passed into side control.
Shin is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Silva manages to get to full guard.

Silva looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shin passes into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is staying active underneath Shin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Silva actively working from the bottom here.

Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shin pulls his head out easily.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shin won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Shin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Shin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Shin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Shin working over Silva with some ground and pound. Silva looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silva is staying active underneath Shin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Silva looking for submissions off his back.

Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shin is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Shin in particular looking to stall.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Shin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nice strikes from Shin there.
Shin works his way into full mount!
Shin controlling from the full mount.
Shin unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Silva regains half guard.
Marcus Shin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Silva gets back to full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shin 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.
Shin connects with a couple of short punches.
Shin looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shin trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Shin frees his head nicely. Oh but Silva has switched to an armbar! Shin is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marcelo Silva!