PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Silva (ranked 8133 p4p, 648 weight class) and Chris Lappers (ranked 7775 p4p, 639 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Lappers

166 cm
25
159 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

165 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alberto Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Lappers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Lappers moves out of range easily.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Lappers has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lappers controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lappers content to stall in guard here.
Lappers loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Lappers stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lappers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lappers is one step ahead there.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lappers landing with the ground and pound.
Lappers throws a big elbow that misses.
Lappers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lappers trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Lappers. Lappers gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva thinks about countering with a head kick.

Silva looking to score a takedown here. Lappers is defending well but Silva drives through and ends up in Lappers's guard.
Lappers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lappers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lappers has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lappers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lappers trying to control the position.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Lappers is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Lappers has escaped and now he's on top!

Lappers trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Lappers throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva throws a strike but Lappers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lappers prevents Silva from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lappers looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lappers with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lappers avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Lappers is not content to let Silva control the position.
Silva working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Lappers's thigh. Lappers counters though and makes it back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lappers is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Alberto Silva will probably get the nod.
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.

Lappers blocks a head kick by Silva.
Lappers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lappers misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lappers with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva looks for a takedown but Lappers sprawls well.
Lappers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lappers tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lappers to the ground. Lappers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lappers scores with a body shot.
Lappers is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappers misses with a head kick.
Lappers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Lappers scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lappers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
Lappers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lappers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lappers pushes Silva away with a front kick.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lappers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lappers goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lappers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Lappers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lappers keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
Silva trying to control but Lappers is working from the bottom.
Alberto Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lappers is trying to control the position but Silva postures up.
Silva throws a strike but Lappers rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lappers controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lappers slips nicely into half guard.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lappers. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lappers lands a nice short elbow.
Lappers is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Lappers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lappers slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Lappers thows a leg kick but Silva checks it

and Silva moves into the clinch.
Lappers tries a knee to the head but Silva blocks it.

Silva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Lappers misses.
Lappers scores with a jab to the head.
Silva shoots in but Lappers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lappers throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva moves out of range as Lappers throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lappers lands a body shot.
Silva lands with a good body shot.

Silva clinches up against the cage.

Lappers breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lappers throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lappers but Lappers pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lappers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lappers sprawls well. Lappers wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alberto Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lappers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

Lappers shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silva's guard.
Lappers throwing strikes but missing.
Lappers sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Lappers from controlling successfully.
Lappers is stalling in the full guard.
Lappers throwing strikes but missing.
Lappers sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lappers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lappers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lappers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lappers wants it to stay on the feet.

Lappers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.
Silva effectively controlling the action here.

Lappers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lappers scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lappers counters with a leg kick.
Chris Lappers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries to land a body kick
letting Lappers counter with a right hand.
Lappers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lappers misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lappers moves into the clinch.
Silva fails to pull guard.
Lappers scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
Nice elbow from Lappers.
Lappers tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Lappers back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lappers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silva could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lappers pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Lappers.
Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lappers prevents it.

Lappers breaks from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Lappers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lappers has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Lappers!