PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Bashor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Darude - Sandstorm . Carlos Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Bashor

180 cm
22
155 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

173 cm
20
157 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Blood Bank ($10)

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carlos Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lincoln Bashor!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bashor shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Silva but Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bashor shoots in but no luck this time.
Carlos Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lincoln Bashor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Bashor, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Bashor against the cage but Bashor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bashor moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bashor shoots and misses

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bashor keeps moving.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bashor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Bashor working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Bashor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Bashor is defending the position.
Bashor wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to control but Bashor is keeping him busy.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bashor defending well though.
Bashor is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Bashor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashor tries to strike from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bashor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.

Carlos Silva has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bashor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bashor misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bashor's guard.
Silva won't allow Bashor to sweep him here.
Silva wants to control from the top but Bashor keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Bashor is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Bashor has escaped and now he's on top!
Bashor postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bashor trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bashor controls the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bashor tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bashor feints and as Silva raises his hands in defense, Bashor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bashor trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bashor stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Bashor tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Bashor loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bashor trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Carlos Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bashor won't allow Silva to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bashor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bashor forces his way into half guard.
Bashor landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bashor wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bashor controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Bashor to get to half guard.
Bashor seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silva does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Bashor tries to pass.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bashor pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bashor trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bashor doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bashor manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bashor working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Bashor postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Bashor wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Bashor throws a big elbow that misses.
Bashor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bashor stands and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Bashor's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bashor lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lincoln Bashor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bashor pinned against the cage. Bashor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Silva shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bashor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bashor can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva just content to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An elbow from Silva crashes against the mat.
Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

It looks like Lincoln Bashor has been cut.
Bashor taking a bit of punishment here - Silva scoring with strikes.
Bashor tries to buck Silva off but Silva is having none of it.
Silva advances to mount.
Silva punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bashor working to try and regain half guard.
Silva working Bashor over with strikes here.
Bashor avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Bashor flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva prevents Bashor from getting the reversal.
Silva putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Bashor is having none of it.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva'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.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bashor sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Silva not doing much here.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Silva is just content to waste time from the top position. Bashor takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva won't allow Bashor to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Silva!
Carlos Silva decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.