PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lack kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is red nation- the game, lil wayne. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lack
vs
Silva

192 cm
21
218 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

185 cm
29
205 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Powerful

BioPharm Nutrition

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joe Lack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shane Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lack.
A combination from Lack does no damage.
Lack takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Lack throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lack circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to clinch but Lack is having none of it.
A slow jab from Lack misses its intended target.
Lack throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva avoids the body shot from Lack.
Silva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Lack.
Silva looks to land a combination but Lack avoids it well.
Lack just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lack swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lack tries for a takedown but Silva manages to get underhooks.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lack is defending well for now.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Silva.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Lack controls his hands.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lack shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lack looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Lack throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva slips under a jab from Lack.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch there but Lack circles away.
Silva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lack cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lack misses with a two punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lack keeps the fight on the outside.
Lack throws a wild body kick that Silva sees coming a mile off.
Silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lack keeps it at a distance.
Lack takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Silva.
Lack misses the jab.
Lack fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Lack throws a leg kick but Silva moved away.
Jab, jab by Lack - just one landing.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lack circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Lack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lack misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.

Silva has managed to clinch.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva blocks a body shot from Lack.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Silva missing with knees to the body.
Lack tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lack is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.

Silva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lack with a body punch. A glancing blow.
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 rushes Lack and presses him up against the cage.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Lack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the cage.

Lack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silva.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shane Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva wants to clinch.
Lack shoots for a double leg takedown but Silva sprawls well. He's pushed Lack's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Shane Silva will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silva clinches up with Lack and pushes him back against the cage.
Lack is pushing Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lack is defending well for now.

Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lack is avoiding it.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Lack throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Lack.
Lack misses with a wild combination.
A big right from Lack misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva misses with a wild combination.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lack.
Lack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe Lack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lack swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva is looking to clinch.
Lack ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lack.
Joe Lack is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lack keeps it at a distance.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lack connects with a body shot.
Lack lands a nice shot to the body.
Lack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Silva is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lack 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lack postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Lack throws a big right hand that misses.
Lack with a nice head shot there.

Lack drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Silva dives on top into guard.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lack. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lack looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lack managing to control the position.
Silva wants to stand and escape but instead Lack has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lack stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lack working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silva wants to stand and escape but Lack is having none of it.
Lack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lack lands a couple of elbows.
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.
Lack missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lack throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Lack is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Lack chips away with some ground and pound.
Lack wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Lack is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lack in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Lack dominated that second round.
That's time! Lack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lack swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva is looking to clinch but Lack is avoiding it.
Lack swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lack throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lack misses with a body shot.
Silva wants to clinch up but Lack keeps it at a distance.
Silva throws a series of punches but Lack avoids them all with ease.
Silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lack swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lack just misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocks a jab.
Lack thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lack circles away and keeps his distance.
Lack ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Lack gets tackled into the cage by Silva. Silva maintains the clinch.
Silva tries to land knees in the clinch but Lack avoids the damage to the body.

Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lack swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Lack misses with a hook.
Lack bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Silva tries to bum rush Lack with a series of wild strikes but Lack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lack circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lack keeps the fight on the outside.
Lack tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva darts in trying to clinch
and Lack counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lack lands with a nice body punch.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lack cracks Silva with a good jab.
Lack is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lack lands with a cross.

Silva is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lack pushes him off.
Silva wants to clinch
and Lack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Silva thinking.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lack throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Lack misses the shot to the body.
Lack circles away from the clinch attempt.

A jab-cross combination lands for Lack and sends Silva crashing to the mat! Lack follows him down to the mat - Silva regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Lack finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lack lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Silva! More strikes land and this one is all over! Lack jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lack!
Joe Lack was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.