PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Frank The Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Immortal's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Agony Scene- Prey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Immortal
vs
Silva

189 cm
22
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank The Immortal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lukas Silva!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown.
The Immortal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

The Immortal closes the distance and clinches.
The Immortal keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

The Immortal has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.
The Immortal looking to pass the guard.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The Immortal postures up.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The Immortal stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Frank The Immortal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The Immortal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The Immortal is thwarting Silva's attempts to control the position.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva looks gassed!
The Immortal has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

The Immortal is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silva is surviving well by controlling The Immortal's body position as best he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.

The Immortal working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
The Immortal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.
The Immortal throws some wild stikes that Silva manages to avoid easily.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to hold on but The Immortal pushes him away.
The Immortal looking to control and managing it successfully.
The Immortal wants to control the pace but Silva is squirming around nicely.
Silva regains half guard.
The Immortal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva is looking to escape.

The Immortal decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Immortal swivels and escapes.
The Immortal shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The Immortal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his takedown stuffed

and The Immortal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Immortal.
Silva is trying to keep The Immortal in close.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The Immortal postures up.

The Immortal stands and steps away. Silva gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Immortal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a low kick, right behind The Immortal 's knee.

The Immortal drives through and clinches with Silva against the cage.
The Immortal lands a nice elbow.

It looks like Lukas Silva has been cut.

The Immortal manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and The Immortal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Immortal is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank The Immortal dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Silva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Silva throws a left and a right that both miss

and The Immortal counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Immortal wants to stand up but Silva has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The Immortal 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.
The Immortal slows the pace down in half guard.

The Immortal is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

The Immortal decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.

Excellent takedown into side control there by The Immortal.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva is looking for a sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Immortal looking to control but instead Silva has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Silva is refusing to be controlled, as The Immortal sits in half guard.
The Immortal tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Silva.
Silva is not content to let The Immortal control the position.
Silva is pressing down on The Immortal's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Immortal has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
The Immortal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

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.
The Immortal wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Immortal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing The Immortal off to one side.

The Immortal has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
The Immortal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva can't get the takedown.
Still in the clinch, The Immortal scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Immortal lands a shoulder strike.

The Immortal gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silva regains guard.
The Immortal pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The Immortal wanted to stand there but Silva had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is looking for a triangle but The Immortal pushes his legs off easily.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in The Immortal's guard.

The Immortal looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Immortal is looking to stand up but Silva isn't so interested in that idea.

The Immortal uses the cage to get back to his feet.
The Immortal tries for a takedown but Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Immortal fails with the takedown
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The Immortal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Immortal swivels and escapes.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from The Immortal.
Frank The Immortal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Immortal closes the distance and clinches.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but The Immortal won't allow it.

The Immortal pulls guard successfully.
The Immortal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.

The Immortal decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Silva, up you get!
The Immortal misses with a takedown attempt

and Silva counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Silva.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Immortal bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
The Immortal preventing the sweep.

Silva had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. The Immortal is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Silva Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take The Immortal's back instead.

Silva is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. The Immortal knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften The Immortal for a finish.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva is looking for the choke from the back position but The Immortal is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank The Immortal dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lukas Silva's cut.
That's time! The Immortal's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from The Immortal. The Immortal gets slowly back to his feet.
The Immortal closes the distance and clinches up with Silva, looking for a takedown. The Immortal pushes Silva against the cage but Silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

The Immortal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The Immortal is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
Silva wants to control but The Immortal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.

The Immortal decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
The Immortal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank The Immortal. That's going to take a lot out of him.

The Immortal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Frank The Immortal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva stops The Immortal from passing to mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.

The Immortal is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Silva defends it well.
The Immortal is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

The Immortal seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead Silva has recovered full guard.

Silva looking for a guillotine here but The Immortal defends easily.
Silva is looking to stand up but The Immortal isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Silva is trying to control the position but The Immortal postures up.
The Immortal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Silva is persistently looking for the submission but The Immortal is defending it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The Immortal is in bad spot here.
The Immortal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Silva's guard. Nice work there by The Immortal.
The Immortal trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The Immortal has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

The Immortal drops back looking for a leg! Silva is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Silva manages to kick The Immortal off! The Immortal jumps back into Silva's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva has an active guard here but The Immortal has managed to pass into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The Immortal is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Immortal thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.

The Immortal stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Silva to get to his feet.
Lukas Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The Immortal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The Immortal in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva regains half guard.

The Immortal is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frank The Immortal.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for The Immortal, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank The Immortal!