PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Silva e Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Bonecrusher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silva e Silva
vs
Bonecrusher

182 cm
22
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva e Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Billy Bonecrusher!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Mauricio Rocha and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva e Silva looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silva e Silva frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bonecrusher is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva e Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Silva e Silva avoids the attempt from Bonecrusher to control.

Bonecrusher defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Silva e Silva.
Silva e Silva wants to control the pace but Bonecrusher is squirming around nicely.
Bonecrusher is trying to escape the mount but Silva e Silva keeps good control and instead manages to take Bonecrusher's back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonecrusher is trying to break free.
Bonecrusher rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Silva e Silva trying to control from half guard but Bonecrusher is working away.
Bonecrusher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva e Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva e Silva thows a huge punch but Bonecrusher dodges it nicely.
Silva e Silva is trying to control the action in half guard but Bonecrusher is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Silva e Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Bonecrusher defends the submission attempt.
Silva e Silva trying to pass the guard but Bonecrusher defending well.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bonecrusher circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva e Silva throws a leg kick but Bonecrusher sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A jab from Bonecrusher misses.
Bonecrusher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silva e Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonecrusher circles away.
Lucas Silva e Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva e Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice defenses there by Silva e Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonecrusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bonecrusher misses with a hook. Silva e Silva ducked under it nicely.
Silva e Silva shoots in for a takedown but Bonecrusher shows good takedown defense.
Silva e Silva throws a series of punches but Bonecrusher moves out of range.
Silva e Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva e Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bonecrusher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Bonecrusher.
Silva e Silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bonecrusher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva e Silva moves away.
Silva e Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bonecrusher takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bonecrusher misses with a body shot.
Bonecrusher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva e Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva e Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bonecrusher.
Bonecrusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonecrusher staying out of range there.
Silva e Silva checks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Silva e Silva dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bonecrusher throws out a loose jab but Silva e Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bonecrusher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva e Silva.
Silva e Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bonecrusher.
Silva e Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bonecrusher.
Bonecrusher throws a series of punches but Silva e Silva avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva e Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bonecrusher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Silva e Silva fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bonecrusher blocks a low kick nicely.
Silva e Silva wants to clinch.
Bonecrusher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bonecrusher throws a big shot that misses.
Silva e Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bonecrusher.
Lucas Silva e Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Silva e Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bonecrusher.
Silva e Silva throws a hook but Bonecrusher avoids it easily.
Bonecrusher misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva e Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bonecrusher.
Silva e Silva throws a nice looking combination but Bonecrusher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva e Silva misses with a combination
and Bonecrusher counters with a left and a right that stings Silva e Silva.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva e Silva defending well as Bonecrusher loads up on a big left hand.
Bonecrusher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bonecrusher lands with a nice body punch.
Bonecrusher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva e Silva's head.
Bonecrusher throws a shot from downtown. Silva e Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva e Silva walks into a jab.
Silva e Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Silva e Silva misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Silva e Silva throws a series of punches but Bonecrusher avoids them all with ease.
Bonecrusher throws a shot from downtown. Silva e Silva moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Silva e Silva.
Silva e Silva fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Silva e Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva e Silva throws a looping overhand right but Bonecrusher ducks down to avoid it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva e Silva has his takedown stuffed
and Bonecrusher counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy Bonecrusher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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 e Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bonecrusher swivels and escapes.
Silva e Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bonecrusher but Bonecrusher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bonecrusher lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silva e Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Silva e Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva e Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bonecrusher is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva e Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bonecrusher.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bonecrusher is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva e Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Bonecrusher counters with a straight right hand.
Bonecrusher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bonecrusher throws a half hearted mid kick.

Silva e Silva scores a takedown into full mount!
Bonecrusher is trying desperately to improve position.

Silva e Silva goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Bonecrusher is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bonecrusher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva e Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

Silva e Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonecrusher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Silva e Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bonecrusher can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bonecrusher wants to pass the guard but Silva e Silva is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bonecrusher throws a big right hand that misses.
Bonecrusher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Silva e Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bonecrusher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bonecrusher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bonecrusher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bonecrusher throwing strikes from guard but Silva e Silva blocks nicely.

Silva e Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bonecrusher slips nicely into half guard.
Bonecrusher lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva e Silva tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Silva e Silva is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bonecrusher's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bonecrusher's back!
Bonecrusher is really stuck here.
Bonecrusher prevents Silva e Silva from getting a body triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Silva e Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva e Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 29:28
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Silva e Silva!