PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gaycer Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Lawrence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Silva
vs
Lawrence

186 cm
23
176 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

177 cm
24
182 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Gaycer Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Marcus Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Thiago Cunha and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawrence.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silva thows a leg kick but Lawrence checks it
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawrence defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawrence counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawrence counters with a left to the body.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Lawrence.
Lawrence slips a jab from Silva.
Silva slips under a jab.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lawrence avoids it well.
Lawrence takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Silva misses with a body punch
and Lawrence counters with a left to the body.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Lawrence with a nice cross.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva is looking to chop away at Lawrence's legs.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawrence.
Lawrence scores with the left hand. Silva knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A low kick from Silva misses
and Lawrence counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawrence misses with a body shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Lawrence checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawrence looks to throw the jab but Silva is out of range.
Silva tries for a takedown but Lawrence circles away easily
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lawrence throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Lawrence counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marcus Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A shot to the body from Silva misses
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a straight left.
Lawrence swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawrence throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva slips a straight right by Lawrence.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lawrence misses with an uppercut.
Lawrence throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Silva tries to move into range but Lawrence moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lawrence looks to land a left hand but Silva moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Lawrence misses.
Lawrence cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva avoids the body shot from Lawrence.
Lawrence blocks a leg kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawrence manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes one on the button.

It looks like Gaycer Silva has been cut.
Lawrence sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Silva staying out of range there.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Lawrence ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Lawrence misses with the combination.
Silva is looking to wear down Lawrence with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silva misses with a combination
and Lawrence makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.
Lawrence moves out of range of the leg kick from Silva.
Lawrence throws and low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
enabling Lawrence to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawrence counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Lawrence counters with an outside leg kick.
Lawrence punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Silva on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawrence rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lawrence connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Silva might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Silva closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence misses with a hook to the body

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Lawrence looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawrence is holding on to half guard well.

Silva 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silva is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Lawrence still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Lawrence has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Lawrence showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gaycer Silva's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lawrence scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silva thows a leg kick but Lawrence checks it
and Lawrence counters with a nice uppercut.

Lawrence lands a left and a right that send Silva crashing to the mat, dazed. Lawrence thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence lands a body shot.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lawrence pushes him off.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawrence thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is looking to clinch but Lawrence is avoiding it.
Lawrence misses with a series of wild punches.
Lawrence throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Lawrence misses with a looping left.
Lawrence with a hook.
Lawrence scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lawrence cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawrence.
Marcus Lawrence seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawrence jabs Silva right on the nose. Silva blinks but takes it well.
Lawrence uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Lawrence scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva misses the body punch
and Lawrence counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva misses with a shot to the body
and Lawrence counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawrence lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lawrence misses with a straight left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Silva takes one on the button.

Lawrence cracks Silva with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lawrence has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Silva to stand back up!
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawrence just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawrence with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Silva to score with a decent uppercut.
Lawrence jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawrence throws a predictable looking body shot

and Silva counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lawrence's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a strike but Lawrence rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Marcus Lawrence is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Silva striking from the bottom.
Lawrence sitting in guard here, content to control.
Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Lawrence is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawrence postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Lawrence must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Silva keeping full guard, as Lawrence tries to pass.
Gaycer Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lawrence wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Lawrence comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lawrence 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 27:30
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Lawrence!