PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Silva Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Mattos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva Jr kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is 2pac- Another Motherfucker Drops. The key to victory for Lucas Silva Jr has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Silva Jr
vs
Mattos

175 cm
28
180 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
28
200 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Lucas Silva Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Walter Mattos!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva Jr throws a leg kick but Mattos moved away.
Mattos wants to clinch up but Silva Jr keeps it at a distance.
Silva Jr misses with the combination.
Silva Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Mattos throws a series of strikes that have Silva Jr backpedaling.
Silva Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mattos throws a sloppy head kick and Silva Jr moves out of range easily.

Mattos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mattos tries to stall but Silva Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mattos is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva Jr gets an underhook and turns Mattos into the cage.
Mattos is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Silva Jr has denied him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Mattos lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mattos.
Silva Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Mattos has double underhooks.
Mattos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mattos has him pressed against the cage.

Silva Jr jumps guard.
Mattos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Silva Jr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Silva Jr keeping full guard, as Mattos tries to pass.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mattos wants to stand but Silva Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Silva Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Mattos is proving a slippery customer.
Mattos controlling from the top position.
Mattos wants to stand but Silva Jr has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mattos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mattos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Silva Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mattos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva Jr tries to strike from the bottom.

Mattos gets to his feet. Silva Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Mattos is just out of range.
Mattos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mattos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Mattos misses with an uppercut. Silva Jr saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Mattos.
A head kick misses from Silva Jr.

Mattos rushes Silva Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Mattos.
Mattos tries a body shot but Silva Jr blocks it.
Silva Jr misses with a body punch.
Silva Jr is trying to push Mattos away but Mattos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Mattos holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mattos taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Mattos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mattos scores with a leg kick.
Lucas Silva Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva Jr looks to throw the jab but Mattos is out of range.
Mattos is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Walter Mattos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva Jr looks to land a body kick but Mattos moved away.

Mattos takes the fight into the clinch.
Mattos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mattos tries a body shot but Silva Jr blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mattos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mattos.
Mattos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mattos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mattos pressing his opponent against the cage.
Mattos pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva Jr prevents a body shot from Mattos.
Mattos blocks a body shot from Silva Jr.
Mattos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva Jr.
Silva Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silva Jr is trying to force a seperation but Mattos has the dominant position.
Mattos working aggressively here.
Mattos tries to work over Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mattos controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Silva Jr blocks a body shot from Mattos.
Silva Jr blocking some punches.
Silva Jr tries to break free but Mattos pushes him back against the cage.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Mattos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mattos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mattos throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva Jr.
Mattos tries to work over Silva Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mattos throws a head punch that misses.
Mattos swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mattos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
Silva Jr tries to pull guard but Mattos holds him up against the cage and eventually Silva Jr drops back down to his feet.
Mattos misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
A frustrated look appears on Silva Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mattos pressing his opponent against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Silva Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mattos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva Jr's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Mattos - that landed with a thud.
A frustrated look appears on Silva Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mattos to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lucas Silva Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mattos tries a body shot but Silva Jr blocks it.
Mattos looking to slow down the pace here.
Mattos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mattos misses with a punch to the body.
Mattos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.
Mattos has a couple of punches blocked by Silva Jr.

Silva Jr pulls guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Silva Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mattos defends well.

Silva Jr looking for a guillotine here but Mattos defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Walter Mattos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Mattos scores with a head kick.
Silva Jr avoids the head kick by Mattos.
Mattos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Mattos.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A head kick misses from Silva Jr.
Mattos scores with a head kick. Silva Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A head kick misses from Mattos.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva Jr misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick there by Mattos.
Mattos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mattos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva Jr.
Both fighters circling a little - Mattos finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Mattos throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
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!
Silva Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mattos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silva Jr moves out of range as Mattos strikes.
Nice body kick there by Mattos.
Nice body kick there by Mattos.
Mattos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva Jr's head.
Mattos throws a big shot that misses.
Crunch! Mattos slams his shin into Silva Jr's torso.
Mattos thumps Silva Jr with a low kick.
Silva Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mattos.
Mattos cracks the inside of Silva Jr's front leg.
Mattos scores with a jab.
Silva Jr misses with a low kick.
Mattos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mattos lands a body shot.
Silva Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mattos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Mattos avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice body kick there by Mattos.
Silva Jr walks into a left hand.

Silva Jr is rocked!
Silva Jr throws a series of punches but Mattos avoids them all with ease.
Mattos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Silva Jr blocks it well.
Oh Silva Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Silva Jr misses with a body shot.
Silva Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Mattos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silva Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mattos.
Silva Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mattos throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mattos throws a monster overhand right that drops Silva Jr! Mattos follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Walter Mattos!