PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincenzo Lambrucci (ranked 1660 p4p, 1801 weight class) and Ari Silver (ranked 240 p4p, 262 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lambrucci
vs
Silver

185 cm
27
211
11 - 8 - 0

190 cm
29
216
11 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincenzo Lambrucci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ari Silver!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambrucci waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silver.

Silver pushes Lambrucci up against the cage in a clinch.
Lambrucci misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silver goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silver pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lambrucci stalling the fight.
Lambrucci lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lambrucci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvers head.
Lambrucci blocking some punches.
Lambrucci misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lambrucci swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Lambrucci avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.
Lambrucci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lambrucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Silver lands an elbow just above Lambrucci 's eye.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver misses with a body punch.
Lambrucci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lambrucci scores with a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Silver has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci scores with a hook to the body.
Silver struggles to land a body shot inside as Lambrucci controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Silver fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
Lambrucci tries to score a body lock takedown but Silver shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Silver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lambrucci pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lambrucci lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lambrucci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci prevents a body shot from Silver.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
Silver blocks a body shot from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Silver.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lambrucci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lambrucci has Silver pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Silver manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lambrucci tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vincenzo Lambrucci. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short uppercut from Silver.
Lambrucci gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silver.
Lambrucci misses with a punch on the inside.
Lambrucci swings wildly with an uppercut but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambrucci goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Silver tries to throw a body punch but Lambrucci avoids it by throwing Silver back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver takes a shot to the head.
Lambrucci misses with a body punch.
Silver lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Silver.
Lambrucci prevents a body shot from Silver.
Silver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambrucci is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silver swings wildly with an uppercut but Lambrucci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lambrucci scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.

It looks like Ari Silver has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lambrucci struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Vincenzo Lambrucci has been cut.
Lambrucci has Silver pressed against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Lambrucci dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lambrucci ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Silver gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silver working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Lambrucci tightens his grip and picks Silver up, before dumping him to the ground. Silver manages to land in guard.
Lambrucci is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lambrucci throwing strikes from guard but Silver blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver keeping full guard, as Lambrucci tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lambrucci stands and throws Silver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lambrucci in side control, just content to control the action for now.
We've been hearing good reports from Lambrucci's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Lambrucci wants to control for a moment but Silver uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Still in half guard, Lambrucci seems content to control.
Silver on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lambrucci takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Silver is doing well to control the position and prevent Lambrucci from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, if Lambrucci is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Silver has managed to clinch.
Lambrucci controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lambrucci.
Silver throws a punch but it's blocked by Lambrucci.
Silver being controlled against the cage.
Lambrucci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Lambrucci.
Lambrucci has Silver pressed against the cage.
Lambrucci lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lambrucci.
Lambrucci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
Lambrucci is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Silver gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silver lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lambrucci.
Silver scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silver.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silver misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silver prevents a takedown attempt there.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Vincenzo Lambrucci dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lambrucci looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silver is trying to get back to full guard.
Silver on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silver controlling the position well.
Lambrucci content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lambrucci has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lambrucci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Lambrucci working Silver over with strikes.
Lambrucci content to control rather than advance.
Ari Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver taking some punishment here, with Lambrucci in his half guard.
Lambrucci is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silver is in trouble now - Lambrucci has advanced to mount!
Lambrucci can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Silver is looking to escape.
Lambrucci looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver is squirming around, avoiding Lambrucci's attempts to control the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci controlling from mount.
Lambrucci looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lambrucci trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vincenzo Lambrucci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lambrucci pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lambrucci putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lambrucci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Silver really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lambrucci controlling from mount.
Lambrucci landing punches.
Vincenzo Lambrucci overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lambrucci avoids the attempt from Silver to control.
Lambrucci controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Vincenzo Lambrucci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lambrucci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincenzo Lambrucci!
A very excited looking Vincenzo Lambrucci rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.