XF 12 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Abdoulaye Diop Ndiaye (ranked 4610 p4p, 337 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 3144 p4p, 284 weight class). Sands has chosen Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green as his entrance music. Abdoulaye Diop Ndiaye had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 147.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Diop Ndiaye
vs
Sands

174 cm
26
157 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

173 cm
31
150 lbs
23 - 15 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdoulaye Diop Ndiaye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Russell Pearce and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diop Ndiaye tries to clinch but Sands is having none of it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sands.
Sands scores with a jab.

Sands feints and as Diop Ndiaye raises his hands in defense, Sands changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Sands slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Diop Ndiaye escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sands gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Sands postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sands with a nice head shot there.
Sands lands a couple of elbows.

Diop Ndiaye is rocked!
Sands chips away with some ground and pound.
Oh Diop Ndiaye is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Diop Ndiaye seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Sands looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sands arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Diop Ndiaye's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bobby Sands!
Bobby Sands gave a mention to Urban Fighter in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
87%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gap Turner (ranked 15928 p4p, 576 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 1560 p4p, 182 weight class). Brown has chosen Somebody Gonna Get It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Turner
vs
Brown

177 cm
36
166 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

180 cm
39
166 lbs
30 - 36 - 3

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gap Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 36 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Jorge Garcia and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner cracks Brown with a good jab.
Turner chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Turner misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses with a hook.
Gap Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turner misses with a jab to the body

and Brown counters by clinching up.
Brown takes a knee to the side of the body.

Turner breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Turner to the ground. Brown is now in Turner's guard.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Brown postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Turner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turner wants to sweep but no luck.
Turner pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Brown postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown throwing strikes from guard but Turner blocks nicely.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Turner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Brown.
A counter left hand to the body from Turner misses its target.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
Brown changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Brown shoots in and drives through. Turner sprawls well.
Turner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brown manages to avoid it.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Turner throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner throws a body shot but no joy.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Turner jabs Brown to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brown throws a front kick aimed at Turner's knee but Turner avoids it well.
Turner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
Turner looks for the body kick but Brown saw that one coming.
Brown steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Turner.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.

Brown dives in and scores a takedown into Turner's guard.
Brown looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Turner working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Brown with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Brown stands up over Turner, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Turner keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brown stopping the sweep attempt from Turner.
Brown stays in close to Turner's body and controls the position.
Brown missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Brown tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Turner is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brown staying out of range there.
Brown throws a counter combo.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Turner misses its intended target.
Brown appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Brown has time to react.

Brown shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Brown was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Brown wants to lay and pray for a moment but Turner keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
Brown misses with the ground and pound.
Turner tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Turner is looking to reverse the position.
Turner taking punishment in the form of punches.
Brown throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Turner is not content to let Brown control the position.
Turner gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Brown is thwarting Turner's attempts to control the position.
Turner is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Turner tries to kick Brown off but Brown keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Brown is looking to advance position but Turner won't allow it.
Turner trying to control but Brown postures up.
Turner landing a few short strikes.
Turner trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown tries to score a power double leg takedown but Turner sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brown somewhat.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
A low kick from Turner is predictable there
and Brown counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brown moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
and Brown counters with a stiff right hand.
Turner throws a half hearted mid kick.
Turner avoids the head kick by Brown.
Brown throws a series of punches but Turner avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turner. Brown does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown tries a head kick but it misses.
Turner blocks a head kick by Brown.
Turner is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gap Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turner missing with a left hand there. Brown was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Brown.
A combination from Turner does no damage.
A nice combination there by Turner.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Brown lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner takes a swing at Brown's ribcage but misses.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner misses with a looping left.
Turner throws a series of punches but Brown moves out of range.
Brown is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Turner with a body shot.
Jab, jab by Brown - just one landing.
Turner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brown turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

Brown darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Brown is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Brown throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Gap Turner will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brown misses with a head kick.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Brown feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Brown trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown is looking to work some ground and pound but Turner has wrist control.
Turner wants to sweep here but Brown controlling him for the moment.
Brown trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
Brown loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brown slips under a jab.
Turner with a nice cross.
Brown moves out of range of the strikes.

Brown throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Turner tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Brown is in Turner's guard.
Brown scoring with punches to the head and body.
Turner trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brown throws a big elbow that misses.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Turner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Brown showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Turner lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Brown keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Turner controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown pulls Turner in close to his closed guard and prevents Turner from doing any damage or advancing position.
Brown wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Turner trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Turner throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Turner throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.
Brown uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turner.
Brown is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Turner.
John Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Brown avoids it.
Brown is looking for the big counter here.
Brown throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Brown.

Brown scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Turner is not content to let Brown control the position.
Turner manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.

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 Gap Turner.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gap Turner!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Terror (ranked 4422 p4p, 444 weight class) and Yodsanan Sityodtong (ranked 3743 p4p, 389 weight class). Yodsanan Sityodtong is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Terror
vs
Sityodtong

177 cm
25
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

167 cm
28
168 lbs
10 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Blue Moon

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Yodsanan Sityodtong!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Bruno Lombardi and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sityodtong.
Sityodtong lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Terror is rocked!
Sityodtong dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sityodtong lands a body shot.
Terror tries to get into range but Sityodtong steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Terror! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Sityodtong scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yodsanan Sityodtong!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damien Dawson (ranked 2871 p4p, 321 weight class) and Alejandro Scott (ranked 3291 p4p, 371 weight class). Scott is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Alejandro - Lady Gaga. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dawson
vs
Scott

186 cm
26
195 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

191 cm
31
212 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Damien Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Alejandro Scott!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Scott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dawson did well to prevent Scott getting side control.
Dawson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Scott.
Scott wants to take a breather but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.

Scott looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Dawson trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Scott manages to pass to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scott is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dawson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.

Scott is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dawson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dawson shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott has hold of Dawson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dawson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Scott is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Dawson to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Dawson shrugs it off.
Scott trying to control but Dawson is having none of it.
Dawson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Scott on the ground.
Dawson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Dawson tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
You get the feeling that Dawson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dawson is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Scott scoring with strikes but Dawson is staying in there.
Dawson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Scott.
Dawson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Scott looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawson is having none of it.

Scott has control of Dawson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott fails to move to back control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson working to try and regain half guard.

Scott working for a guillotine from mount but Dawson is in no mood to give up.
Scott wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

Scott has control of Dawson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott looking to control and managing it successfully.
Scott looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dawson has given up his back.

Scott working for the choke.

Scott is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dawson knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dawson for a finish.

Scott looking for the choke from the back.
Dawson is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.

Scott goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Dawson escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dawson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro Scott dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dawson tries to sprawl but Scott drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Scott prevents Dawson from improving his position.
Scott passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Dawson!

Scott looking for a guillotine from mount but Dawson is having none of it.
Alejandro Scott has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Scott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Scott controlling the pace for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Scott has control of Dawson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dawson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Scott moves to back control.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott trying to control momentarily.

Scott looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Dawson taps!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Alejandro Scott!
Alejandro Scott made sure to mention his sponsor, Groove Gear in his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wanderson Siliva (ranked 1731 p4p, 195 weight class) and Roman Sionis (ranked 2192 p4p, 229 weight class). Siliva comes to the cage accompanied by . Wanderson Siliva is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Siliva
vs
Sionis

191 cm
28
279 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

200 cm
43
243 lbs
48 - 23 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wanderson Siliva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 48 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roman Sionis!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Bruno Lombardi and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siliva takes one on the button.

It looks like Wanderson Siliva has been cut.
Sionis throws an overhand right that lands on Siliva's shoulder, as Siliva tries to avoid the shot.
Sionis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Siliva.
Siliva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sionis defends well and Siliva ends up having to push Sionis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Siliva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sionis pinned against the cage. Sionis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderson Siliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Siliva with that takedown attempt.

Siliva closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sionis to the mat! Sionis manages to get full guard.
Siliva throws a big right hand that misses.
Sionis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Siliva is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sionis avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Siliva drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Siliva jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Siliva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sionis seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Siliva wants to control from the top but Sionis keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Siliva stays in close to Sionis's body and controls the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Sionis moves into the clinch successfully.

Sionis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siliva shoots for a double leg takedown but Sionis sprawls well. He's pushed Siliva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sionis swings for the body but Siliva moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sionis lands a nice shot to the body.
Siliva tries to close the distance and clinch but Sionis swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good standup being displayed there by Sionis as he connects with a hook.
Sionis throws a left and a right that both miss

and Siliva counters with a single leg into guard. Sionis didn't expect that.
Siliva is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Siliva drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sionis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Siliva has Sionis in his guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!

Siliva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Siliva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sionis trying to control the position from guard on top but Siliva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Siliva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sionis is aware though and is defending well.
Sionis is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Siliva looking to control.

Siliva working for a triangle but Sionis defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sionis wants to stand but Siliva has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Siliva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siliva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Sionis avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roman Sionis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wanderson Siliva's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Horrible takedown attempt by Siliva or perhaps it was just good defense by Sionis, which made it look bad.
Siliva with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Sionis to score with a decent uppercut.
Siliva ducks under a wild hook from Sionis.
Siliva fails to land the takedown.
Siliva shoots in and drives through. Sionis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wanderson Siliva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Siliva blocks a jab.
Sionis connects with a high kick.

Wanderson Siliva's cut is getting worse.
Siliva shoots in for a takedown but Sionis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Sionis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Siliva shoots in for a takedown but Sionis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sionis connects with a nice looking jab.

Wanderson Siliva's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siliva shoots in for a takedown but Sionis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Sionis!
A very excited looking Roman Sionis made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.