PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gene St Piper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Piper comes to the cage accompanied by In The Morning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

St Piper
vs
Silver

178 cm
27
186 lbs
19 - 13 - 1

185 cm
26
170 lbs
13 - 12 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 19 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gene St Piper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chad Silver!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
St Piper slips a jab from Silver.
St Piper misses with a looping left.
Gene St Piper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says St Piper as he avoids it easily.

St Piper gets tackled into the cage by Silver. Silver maintains the clinch.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Piper misses with a body punch.
St Piper tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
Silver can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silver.
A shot in the inside from St Piper.
St Piper lands with a light punch inside.
St Piper lands with a right to the head.
St Piper lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper just leaning against Silver, taking a breather.
St Piper lands an uppercut.
St Piper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Piper scores with a nice hook to the head.
St Piper has a couple of punches blocked by Silver.
Silver wants a takedown but no success here.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from St Piper fails to land.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
St Piper misses with some punches.
Silver prevents a body shot from St Piper.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Silver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Silver slips under a jab.
Gene St Piper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Piper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silver holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silver changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Piper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gene St Piper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Silver.
Silver throws a head kick but St Piper moves out of range.
St Piper throws a body punch but Silver moves out of range.
St Piper looks to score with a jab to the body but Silver is just out of range.
St Piper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silver was well out of range. Poor timing from St Piper.
Silver wants to clinch.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by St Piper.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Piper.
Silver throws a nice looking combination but St Piper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Silver clinches with his opponent.
St Piper tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
St Piper cracks Silver with a nice body shot.
St Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
St Piper lands a body punch.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silver avoiding damage as St Piper throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
St Piper tries to work over Silver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
St Piper misses with a punch to the body.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piper.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper stalling the fight.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper scores with a shot to the side of Silver's head.
St Piper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silver's elbow.
St Piper tries a body shot but Silver blocks it.
A right hand to the body from St Piper.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
St Piper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
St Piper lands a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Silver breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silver looks to land a left hand but St Piper moved out of range nicely.
St Piper swings for the body but Silver moves out of range.

St Piper rushes Silver and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Silver misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silver looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silver swings for the body but St Piper moves out of range.
Nice body punch from St Piper.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
St Piper throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
St Piper throws a right and a left that Silver avoids nicely.
St Piper throws a right hand that misses
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Piper misses the jab.
Silver defending well as St Piper loads up on a big left hand.

Silver closes the distance and clinches.
Silver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Piper blocks it with crossed arms.
St Piper gets through Silver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Piper tries to throw a body punch but Silver avoids it by throwing St Piper back against the cage.
St Piper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

Silver breaks from the clinch.
St Piper keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab from St Piper misses.
Silver throws a hook but St Piper avoids it easily.
St Piper looks to throw the jab but Silver is out of range.
St Piper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
St Piper is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Silver's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Silver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silver looks to land a body kick but St Piper moved away.
St Piper scores with a hook.
St Piper misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Piper walks into a stiff left hand from Silver.
St Piper misses the shot to the body.
St Piper keeps the fight on the outside.
St Piper misses the shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Silver slips a jab and a cross from St Piper.
Silver connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed St Piper momentarily.
Silver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Piper throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Piper was well out of range. Poor timing from Silver.
St Piper pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silver fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and St Piper has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Piper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
St Piper misses the shot to the body.
St Piper throws a sloppy head kick
and Silver cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Piper misses the jab.
St Piper tries to clinch there but Silver circles away.
Silver ducks under a wild hook from St Piper.
St Piper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
St Piper punishes Silver's body with a nice straight punch.
Silver cracks St Piper with a good jab.
St Piper moves in looking to clinch but Silver pushes him off.

St Piper closes the distance and clinches.
St Piper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Gene St Piper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
St Piper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper struggles to land a body shot inside as Silver controls his hands.
St Piper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for St Piper.
St Piper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silver backwards.
Silver blocks a body shot from St Piper.
Silver is trying to pull guard but St Piper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
St Piper taking a breather.
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!
Silver prevents a body shot from St Piper.
St Piper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
St Piper can't find room to land a body shot as Silver controls the action.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Piper misses with a hook to the ribs.
St Piper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Silver has St Piper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. St Piper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gene St Piper dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

St Piper throws a jab but it's blocked by Silver.
St Piper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silver.
Silver misses with a two punch combination.
St Piper missing with a left hand there. Silver was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silver misses with a head kick.
St Piper misses with a wild body shot.
Nice defenses there by Silver.
Silver avoids the body shot from St Piper.
St Piper throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Silver is looking to clinch.
St Piper misses with a wild body shot.
St Piper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver walks into a stiff left hand from St Piper.
Silver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from St Piper.
St Piper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver avoids the body shot from St Piper.
St Piper misses with the combination.
St Piper throws an overhand right that lands on Silver's shoulder, as Silver tries to avoid the shot.
St Piper moves out of range of the strikes.

Silver shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
St Piper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silver.

Silver moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from St Piper.
Silver trying to control the position but St Piper is working away.
Gene St Piper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Silver lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear St Piper down.
St Piper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silver lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Silver working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
St Piper dodges the ground and pound from Silver.

Silver wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by St Piper, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silver tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
St Piper struggling a bit here.
Silver wants to control but St Piper is keeping him busy.

Silver is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Piper knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Piper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Piper trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
St Piper prevents Silver from improving his position.
St Piper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Piper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chad Silver comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think St Piper has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gene St Piper!
Gene St Piper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.