PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alex Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Trane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Silva
vs
Trane

188 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

192 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alex Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebastian Trane!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Trane has a takedown stuffed.
Trane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trane moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Trane avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trane wants to clinch.
Trane slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Silva blocks a head kick by Trane.
Trane shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Alex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Trane.
Trane tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva has Trane up against the cage in a clinch.
Silva avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Trane prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Trane is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trane has his back to the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trane tries to pull guard but Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Trane drops back down to his feet.
Trane jumps guard but Silva stands there with Trane around his waist. Trane gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Trane tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Trane looking to slow down the pace here.
Trane missing with knees to the body.
Trane trying to stall but Silva improves his position.
Trane crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.
Silva avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Trane lands a knee to the body.
Trane scores a nice knee to the body.
Trane trying to control the position but instead, Silva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Trane into the cage.
Silva jumps guard but Trane stands there with Silva around his waist. Silva gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Trane.

Trane jumps guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Trane manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Trane advances to half guard.
Trane is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Trane works his foot free and advances to mount.
Trane can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silva is looking to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.

Trane wants to finish this one by submission but Silva is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Trane.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trane tries to control but Silva wriggling away.

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.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Trane isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Trane sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Trane is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Trane dominated that round.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trane changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Trane manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Trane shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Alex Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trane clinches but Silva breaks the clinch

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown. Trane fights it but they end up in guard.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva wants to free his trapped foot but Trane is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Silva controlling the action here.
Silva tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silva escapes and gets back to his feet.
Silva throws a series of punches but Trane moves out of range.

Trane darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trane tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva avoiding damage as Trane throws knees to the body.
Trane tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Silva smiles and moves away.
Alex Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Trane.
Trane tries to clinch but Silva moves away

and Silva counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.

Silva decides to return to a standing position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trane tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick by Silva misses
and Trane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trane closes the distance but Silva moves to the side

so Silva counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Silva decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
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 decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Trane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Trane to get to his feet.
Trane throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Silva looks to land a combination but Trane avoids it well.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Trane circles away.
Trane moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Trane is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Trane with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Trane thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Trane tries to clinch

and Silva moves into the clinch.

Silva gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Silva wanted to stand there but Trane had control of the position.
Silva works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to stand and escape but Trane is controlling the position.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Trane's head.
Silva wants to take a breather but Trane is having none of it.
Trane missing with punches from the bottom.
Silva tries to pass to full mount but Trane defends it.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silva stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Trane to get to his feet.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trane to the mat! Trane manages to get full guard.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Trane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silva doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Trane is tightening it up a little... Silva has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Silva reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Silva taps out! nice BJJ there by Trane!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Sebastian Trane!