PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

De Silva
vs
Lucas

190 cm
25
240 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

192 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Thiago De Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matheus Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva is looking to clinch.
De Silva slips a straight right by Lucas.
De Silva dodges the punch combination from Lucas.
Lucas lands with a right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Silva tries to clinch up but Lucas circles away and keeps his distance.
De Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from De Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
De Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucas.
Lucas lunges at De Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by De Silva's hand.
Lucas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lucas misses with a hook

and De Silva holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by De Silva.

It looks like Matheus Lucas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lucas fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucas looks winded!
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lucas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by De Silva.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva with a knee to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
Lucas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores with a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Lucas's ribcage.
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Lucas's ribcage.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Silva obliges.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lucas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

De Silva has Lucas up against the cage in a clinch.
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by De Silva.
Lucas tries to stall but De Silva uses the opportunity to gain a better position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lucas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva misses with a knee strike.
De Silva trying to land knees to the body.
De Silva is pressed up against the cage. Lucas has hold of a leg and is looking to drag De Silva down to the mat. De Silva avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thiago De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Lucas.

De Silva drives through and clinches with Lucas against the cage.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Lucas's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

De Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lucas throws a nice looking combination but De Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
De Silva walks into a left hand.

De Silva clinches with his opponent.
De Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
Lucas tries to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling the position.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lucas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Silva working Lucas over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Silva.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucas can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Lucas's ribcage.
De Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva lands an elbow inside that Lucas shrugs off.
De Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Silva tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas is trying to work for a single leg takedown but De Silva pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. De Silva obliges.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
De Silva misses with a knee strike.
Lucas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
De Silva gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lucas.
De Silva landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thiago De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Lucas.

De Silva rushes Lucas and presses him up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lucas blocks it with crossed arms.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, De Silva throws an elbow but misses.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas struggles to land a body shot inside as De Silva controls his hands.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
De Silva utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from De Silva.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
A frustrated look appears on Lucas's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
De Silva crunches a lovely knee into Lucas's ribcage.
De Silva working Lucas over with knees to the body.
De Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
De Silva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
De Silva tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lucas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as De Silva walks away with a smile on his face. Lucas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lucas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
De Silva wants to clinch.
De Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Silva's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thiago De Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matheus Lucas'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!

De Silva moves into the clinch.
De Silva missing with knees to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
De Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lucas is trying to break the clinch but De Silva is controlling him.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lucas stalling in the clinch but De Silva improves position.
Lucas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
De Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucas's defenses.
Lucas changes levels and goes for a takedown here. De Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.

De Silva clinches.
De Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
De Silva connects with a knee to the head.
De Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lucas avoids it.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
De Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
De Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas jumps guard but De Silva turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Silva lands an elbow just above Lucas 's eye.
Lucas takes an elbow to the forehead.
De Silva landing knees to the body.
De Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lucas digs a right hand into De Silva's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on De Silva's gas tank.
De Silva has Lucas pressed against the cage, preventing Lucas from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lucas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. De Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Thiago De Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Lucas.
De Silva is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva landing knees to the head.
Lucas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. De Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
De Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lucas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva scores a nice knee to the body.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
De Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
De Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas blocks with his arms.
Lucas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables De Silva to keep the fight standing.
De Silva lands a knee to the head.
De Silva misses with a knee strike.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
De Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
De Silva tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas tries to pull guard but De Silva forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lucas goes for a takedown in the clinch but De Silva prevents it.
Knees to the body from De Silva.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
Lucas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lucas takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
De Silva lands a damaging elbow.
De Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lucas's face.
Lucas is trying to force a seperation but De Silva has the dominant position.
Thiago De Silva has scored more points in the clinch so far.
De Silva lands an elbow that stopped Lucas in his tracks for a moment.
De Silva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De Silva lands a nice knee to the body.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
Matheus Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thiago De Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Thiago De Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Silva, 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26

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