A brutal second round ended with Douglas Silva de Andrade’s first TKO loss.

Petr Yan (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) walked down Andrade (25-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) and doled out steady punishment before a fearsome ground and pound attack prompted the Brazilian’s corner to throw in the towel.

The bantamweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC 232 event at The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of a main card on pay-per-view.

The official result was a TKO at the 5:00 mark of Round 2 as Andrade’s corner decided their man had taken enough of a beating. It was a merciful call after Yan sliced up Andrade with elbows and punches in a near crucifix at the close of the second round.

Andrade had given his all trying to stop Yan’s advance over two rounds. He wound up big punches and fired kicks up the middle in a futile effort to take the pressure off. Yan evaded most of the severe attacks and scored consistently with crisp punches and kicks. A straight right hand caught Andrade’s chin on several occasions. When he tried a countercharge, Yan pushed him back with his own combinations.

Just to show he was in complete control, Yan seized a takedown in a flash at the end of the first after Andrade struggled to get the fight southward. Another try in the second round put Yan in dominant position after he dug the body and threatened a front choke against the fence. Silva tried to grab a submission, and instead took more punishment.

“I felt the pressure coming to this fight and facing a top-15 fighter,” Yan said. “He is very strong, very dangerous, but I was prepared to use my ground-and-pound against him. Slowly, I took over control of the fight and left with the victory.

“I would like to face John Lineker next. He is a tough opponent and it would be really motivating to face him. Hopefully we can headline the next event in Russia.”

Yan now has won three straight in the octagon while Silva drops to 3-3 in the octagon.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 232 results include:

• Petr Yan def. Douglas Silva de Andrade via TKO (corner stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
• Ryan Hall def. B.J. Penn via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 2:46
• Nathaniel Wood def. Andre Ewell via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:12
• Uriah Hall def. Bevon Lewis via knockout (punch) – Round 3, 1:32
• Curtis Millender def. Siyar Bahadurzada via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Montel Jackson def. Brian Kelleher via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 1:40

For complete coverage of UFC 232, check out the UFC Events section of the site.