PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugene Bradley Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen Fedor Entrance Song as his entrance music. Junior Silva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Silva
vs
Bradley Burns

185 cm
25
220 lbs
14 - 4 - 1

191 cm
31
195 lbs
32 - 15 - 1

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Junior Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 1, fighting out of London, Eugene Bradley Burns!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Franklyn Lucas and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Burns looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Burns persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.

Burns scores a takedown into full mount!
Burns looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva is trying is best to control the position here.
Silva trying to control here.
Burns with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Burns closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to improve his position but Burns is controlling well.
Burns wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Burns slows the pace down in half guard.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Eugene Bradley Burns hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns.
Burns misses with a hook
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Burns fails to land the takedown.
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burns throws out the jab.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Bradley Burns.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
A big right from Silva misses.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Burns gets slowly back to his feet.
Burns thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.

Silva gets a takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is pressing down on Burns's thigh, looking to free his foot. Burns is holding on for now.
Burns wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
Silva is stalling here. Burns is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Silva seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Burns has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Burns's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Silva is staying active underneath Burns, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Burns in particular looking to stall.
Burns wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Burns prevents Silva from improving his position.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Eugene Bradley Burns wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva leaves Burns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Silva misses with a hook.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burns is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Burns circles away and we're back to standing.

Burns closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burns trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
Silva wants to control but Burns is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eugene Bradley Burns dominated that round.
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 misses with a takedown attempt - Burns sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Burns shoots in.
Burns tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Burns.
Burns tries for a takedown but Silva circles away easily
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Junior Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugene Bradley Burns.
Silva lands a really nice looking cross but Burns seems unphased.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Burns shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eugene Bradley Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Silva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Burns, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Burns is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Burns tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Burns drops back down to his feet.
A short right from Silva on the inside.

Burns tightens his grip and picks Silva up, before dumping him to the ground. Silva manages to land in guard.

Silva is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Burns has his hands clasped together but Silva extends an breaks Burns's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Silva.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Junior Silva!
Junior Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.