PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gigant Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Evans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Evans is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Emoyrean Mercenaries. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Evans

225 cm
23
265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
30
250 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gigant Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ryan Evans!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans is looking to reverse the position.
Silva scores with a couple of short elbows.
Evans gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.

Silva seems to be working for a kimura but Evans defends the submission attempt.
Evans is looking to improve his position.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Evans does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Evans trying to get back to full guard but Silva takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Evans takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!
Evans is in all sorts of trouble here.
Evans gets back to half guard.
Evans wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Evans is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Evans is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silva prevents Evans from improving his position.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva working over Evans with some ground and pound. Evans looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

Silva is working for a kimura but Evans is defending it quite comfortably.

Silva is looking for a kimura here.

Evans looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the head and body with strikes.
Silva wants to control but Evans is keeping him busy.

Evans is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Silva pulls his head out easily.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Evans looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Evans looks winded!
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Evans is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.

Evans has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Silva escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Silva!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Evans to see if he's OK.
Silva trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Evans is looking to regain half guard here but Silva keeps moving and retains side control.

Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Evans tries to bench press Silva off him but Silva keeps the position.
Silva trying to control the action but Evans is working from the bottom.
Silva has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Evans is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Evans in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gigant Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Evans's calf.

It looks like Ryan Evans has been cut.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Evans swivels and escapes.
Evans misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Evans misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Evans, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Evans against the cage but Evans circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gigant Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Evans thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.

Silva scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Evans actively working from the bottom here.
Evans manages to get to full guard.
Silva is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Evans is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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!

Evans looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to control from the top but Evans keeps moving.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Evans is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Evans can do to turn this around?
Silva working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silva looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Evans with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Silva is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Evans sees it coming and defends easily.
Silva is nestled in close to Evans, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evans wants to get back to full guard.
Silva drops an elbow to the side of Evans's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Evans looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Silva pushes past his half guard into mount!
Evans is breathing heavily.
Silva landing shots from mount.

Evans is rocked!
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva drops a big elbow. That's hurt Evans! More shots from Silva and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gigant Silva!