PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Instrumental Core - The Angels Among Demons. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silva
vs
Lockheart

183 cm
26
178 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

191 cm
21
178 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Lockheart!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lockheart seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lockheart swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lockheart looking for a sweep. Not yet Lockheart, not yet.
Silva postures up.
Lockheart looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Kurt Lockheart.

Silva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lockheart to the mat! Lockheart manages to get full guard.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lockheart 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.
Silva slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lockheart for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Fernando Silva.

Lockheart gets a double leg takedown into Silva's guard.
Silva managing to control the position.
Lockheart is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Lockheart wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has his hands on Lockheart's head, controlling the position.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Lockheart from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Kurt Lockheart has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Lockheart closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silva did well to prevent Lockheart getting side control.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
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 pulls Lockheart in to control the position.
Lockheart looking to pass the guard.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lockheart's guard.
Silva sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lockheart keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Lockheart working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Lockheart closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
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.
Silva is taking a breather. Lockheart says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lockheart wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Silva looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Lockheart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lockheart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

We're going to have a standup here because Fernando Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lockheart defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fernando Silva dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lockheart moves into the clinch.

Lockheart manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Silva sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Fernando Silva just wasn't active enough.

Lockheart looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva controls the position for a moment.
Silva wants to control but Lockheart postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lockheart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lockheart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lockheart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lockheart tries to stand but Silva is controlling his head.
Silva struggling a bit here.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silva preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fernando Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lockheart swivels and escapes.
Lockheart has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Silva is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Lockheart drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lockheart pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
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!

Lockheart is trying to work for a kimura but Silva is defending well.

Lockheart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Silva sees it coming and defends easily.
Lockheart is breathing heavily.
Silva is doing well to control the position and prevent Lockheart from advancing to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Lockheart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lockheart is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Silva!

Lockheart looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva'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.
Silva wants to control but Lockheart is having none of it.
Lockheart connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lockheart looking to control but Silva is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lockheart working for a submission but Silva is keeping him at bay.
Silva manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva is holding on to half guard well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Lockheart.

Lockheart is looking for a kimura here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva controlling the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kurt Lockheart will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lockheart avoids it really well and circles away.

Lockheart gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lockheart wants to stand but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva is stalling in the full guard.
Silva has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Fernando Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fernando Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lockheart defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Silva.
Lockheart stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva darts in looking for a takedown but Lockheart gets double underhooks and turns Silva into the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lockheart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva blocks a head kick by Lockheart.

Lockheart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lockheart is in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep here but Lockheart controlling him for the moment.
Fernando Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lockheart scoring with some ground and pound.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Lockheart drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lockheart jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Silva has control of Lockheart's left arm, preventing Lockheart from doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lockheart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lockheart stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva trying to control the position here.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

We're going to have a standup here because Fernando Silva wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Lockheart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Lockheart.

Lockheart is working for a kimura but Silva is defending it quite comfortably.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva works his way to full guard. Good work.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lockheart trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lockheart manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fernando Silva!
Kurt Lockheart was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm sorry I did not deliver. I'll work harder in order not to disappoint the fans.'.