Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: EMPIRE FN5: WW GP
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
Da Silva jabs at Marshon's body.#KD#
Oh, that's a big right hand from Da Silva and Marshon goes tumbling to the canvas! Da Silva follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard. #ROC#Marshon is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Bang Marshon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva wants to stand but Marshon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Marshon is still in real trouble! Can Da Silva finish him?
Marshon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Da Silva is working away from the top position though.
We've been hearing that Da Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marshon can do anything to dispel that myth.#SU#
Da Silva stands up out of the half guard.
Da Silva plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Marshon swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Marshon face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonardo Da Silva!
A very excited looking Leonardo Da Silva 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.

Event: EMPIRE FN3
Date: Jul 02, 2022

#R1#
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Da Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos needs to keep his hands up - Da Silva had a free shot at his head there.#CUT2#It looks like Miguel Santos has been cut.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Santos throws a counter high kick but Da Silva was just alert enough to avoid it.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos throws a series of punches but Da Silva avoids them all with ease.
Da Silva throws a hook but Santos blocks it.
Da Silva tests Santos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Silva throws an off balance right hand #CL#
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Silva.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T1#
Santos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Da Silva is defending well for now.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva is trying to push Santos away but Santos has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leonardo Da Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Da Silva to keep the fight standing.
Santos is looking for a takedown.#T2#
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos fails to pull guard.
Santos tries to pull guard but Da Silva holds him up against the cage and eventually Santos drops back down to his feet.
Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.#BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Da Silva misses with a double jab #CL#
and Santos counters by clinching up.
Santos drops down looking for an ankle pick but Da Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Da Silva lands an overhand right.
Da Silva misses the jab.
Da Silva with a jab.
Da Silva misses with a hook
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #CUT2#Miguel Santos's cut is getting worse.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Da Silva swivels and escapes.
Da Silva leaves Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Da Silva misses with a body shot.
Da Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Santos counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Da Silva misses with a double jab #CL#
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Santos.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Santos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Da Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
Santos looking for a takedown.
Santos just leaning against Da Silva, taking a breather.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos. #BC#
Santos breaks from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Leonardo Da Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santos's cut.
That's time! Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Da Silva lands a jab to Santos's midsection.
Da Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Santos is just out of range.
Santos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Da Silva moves away.
Da Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva throws a big shot that misses.#CL#
Santos rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T1#
Santos has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Santos there.#CL#
Santos instigates a clinch.
Da Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Da Silva avoids it.
Santos jumps guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Da Silva wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Santos. #T2#
Da Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Santos has him pressed against the cage.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Da Silva takes a shot to the head.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Da Silva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Santos lands a body shot. #BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T3#
Santos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Da Silva throws out the jab.
Da Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A combination from Da Silva does no damage.
Santos throws a big counter combination but Da Silva scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Da Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Miguel Santos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Da Silva is breathing heavily.#CL#
Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Da Silva is trying to force a seperation but Santos has the dominant position.
Miguel Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T4#
Da Silva has had enough of the clinch but Santos keeps him there for the moment.
Santos leaning against his opponent.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Silva avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Santos to work.
Knees in the clinch landing for Santos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Da Silva up against the cage.#TD#
Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Miguel Santos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Da Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Da Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos throws a head kick but Da Silva moves out of range.
Santos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Silva connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Santos scrambles back to his feet.
Da Silva scores with a nice strike.#CL#
Santos has Da Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Santos rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva wants to break free but Santos has control.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Da Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt - Da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Da Silva! But no joy.
Santos blocks a jab.
A slow jab from Da Silva misses its intended target.
Da Silva throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos ducks under a wild hook from Da Silva.
Da Silva might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A big right from Da Silva misses.
Da Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Santos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Santos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T2#
Da Silva scores with a punch to the head.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santos has Da Silva pushed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Santos. #BC#
Santos manages to break the clinch. #T3#
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Da Silva looks to move away, Santos throws a big counter combo but Da Silva just gets out of the way.#CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos stalling.
Santos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Da Silva avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Santos stalling in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santos jumps guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Da Silva blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#T4#
Santos dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Santos tries to land a knee to the head but misses. #BC#
Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos tries for a takedown but Da Silva manages to get underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Santos can't get the takedown.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Santos fails to land.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Miguel Santos.
I think Santos 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miguel Santos!
Leonardo Da Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back'.

Event: EMPIRE 6
Date: Jun 19, 2022

#R1#
Da Silva throws a combination that misses #CL#
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Da Silva smiles and moves away.
Santos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Da Silva.
Santos throws the kick towards the body but Da Silva avoids it.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Da Silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Da Silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#CUT2#It looks like Miguel Santos has been cut.
Da Silva looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva scores with a hook to the body. Santos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Da Silva jabs Santos right on the nose. Santos blinks but takes it well.
Da Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Santos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.#T1#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Da Silva is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Santos jabs at Da Silva's body.
Da Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Santos moves into the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break free but Santos has control. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Da Silva but Da Silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #T2#
Da Silva throws a series of punches but Santos moves out of range. #CL#
Santos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Santos is looking to take this one to the mat.
Santos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Da Silva's efforts to push away.#BC#
Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Da Silva misses with an uppercut.
Da Silva looks to land a right hand but Santos moved out of range.
Santos is looking to chop away at Da Silva's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos dodges the punch combination from Da Silva.
It looked like Santos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Da Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Santos tries for a takedown but Da Silva sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#T3#
Da Silva lands with a shot to the body. #CL#
Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Santos is trying to pull guard but Da Silva turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Da Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Santos.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Da Silva backwards.
Da Silva stops a takedown attempt from Santos.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch. #T4#
Santos stalls. #BC#
Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Da Silva throws a right hand that misses
enabling Santos to counter with a crisp jab.
Santos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Da Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santos. #KD2#
Da Silva lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Santos sprawling to the canvas. Da Silva follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Santos hang on?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Santos is looking to improve his position.
Da Silva is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leonardo Da Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Santos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Da Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #CL#
and Santos counters by moving into the clinch.
Santos changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Da Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown but Da Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Santos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#CL#
Santos has closed the distance and engaged Da Silva in a clinch. #BC#
Santos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Da Silva is fending him off so far but Santos persists. Nope, Da Silva circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miguel Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva missing with a left hand there. Santos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Da Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Da Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Leonardo Da Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Silva moves into range and connects with a jab. #CL#
Santos moves into range and clinches up with Da Silva.
Santos is looking for a takedown.
Santos has Da Silva pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Da Silva manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. #T1##BC#
Santos breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#KD2#
Da Silva drops his shoulder and cracks Santos with a huge uppercut! Santos goes down! Can Da Silva finish him? #ROC2#Santos is rocked!#CUT2#Miguel Santos's cut is getting worse.#SU2#
Da Silva stands and steps away. Santos gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Oh Santos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Da Silva fakes the body blow, causing Santos to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Santos goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leonardo Da Silva!
Leonardo Da Silva decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.

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