PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edward Locke (ranked 4739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Silva (ranked 3262 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Silva is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Locke
vs
Silva

177 cm
25
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
25
218 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Locke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Locke.
Locke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Locke tries to clinch up.

Silva clinches.
Locke could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Silva pulls guard successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Silva is on top in guard.

Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Locke works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Silva prevents Locke from getting back to his feet.
Silva is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Silva advances to full mount.
Locke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Locke is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Locke is in a horrible position here. Silva smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Locke is breathing heavily.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva breaks from Locke's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva controlling the pace for now.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Locke wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva lands a big shot there that rocks Locke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
My spies in Island Hammers Fight Camp inform me that Silva has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!

Silva with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Locke on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Locke tries to get out of the position.
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silva dives in and grabs Locke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Locke pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Locke cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Locke sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Edward Locke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Silva.
Locke throws out a leg kick but Silva moves out of range and Locke only half commits.
Silva tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.

Locke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva trying to control the position here.
Locke tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has his hands on Locke's head, controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Locke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva is pushing down on Locke's leg trying to pass to half guard. Locke is fighting to maintain full guard but Silva has managed to sneak the leg through.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Locke keeps working.
Silva is taking a breather. Locke 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Silva wants to work for an arm triangle but Locke is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Silva stalling.
Silva missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Alex Silva has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Locke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Silva trying to control from half guard but Locke is working away.
Silva lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Silva throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silva not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Silva sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Locke avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silva.
Silva moves nicely into side control.
Silva throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Locke's head but Locke avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva working the ground and pound.
A lull in the action here as Silva stalls from top position.
Silva has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Locke!
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
The referee warns Locke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva shoots and misses
and Locke counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Locke counters with a nice body shot.
Silva throws a head kick but Locke moves out of range.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Silva drives through with a takedown into Locke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Silva trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
Silva passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke looks to move to half guard but instead Silva has passed into mount! Damn!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva throwing strikes here but Locke is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva controlling from mount.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Locke holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Silva tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Locke?
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva misses with a head shot.
Silva throws some wild stikes that Locke manages to avoid easily.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Silva throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Locke because Silva loaded up on that one.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Locke blocking the ground and pound.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

Silva is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Locke has managed to escape the submission attempt.
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 throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Silva scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Locke bucks and avoids them well.
Silva sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Locke is squirming around, avoiding Silva's attempts to control the action.
Silva cracks Locke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Locke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Silva is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Locke is surviving well by controlling Silva's body position as best he can.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Silva thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The referee warns Locke that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silva scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Locke?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva punching from mount but Locke doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Locke avoids a series of strikes thrown by Silva.
Silva thowing shots but they're missing.
Silva looking to finish with strikes here!

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Silva!