PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All of the Lights. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Silvestre
vs
Kyzer

171 cm
30
153 lbs
23 - 10 - 1

167 cm
28
148 lbs
20 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Convicted Trap House
Conviction

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Kyzer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyzer cracks Silvestre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silvestre shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Silvestre throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kyzer misses with a body kick.
Silvestre blocks the body kick.
Kyzer is looking to clinch.

Silvestre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kyzer was covering up waiting for the punch and Silvestre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silvestre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Kyzer keeps moving.
Silvestre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silvestre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kyzer pulls Silvestre in close to prevent any damage.
Silvestre trying to control but Kyzer is working from the bottom.
Silvestre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kyzer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Kyzer preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silvestre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvestre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer trying to control the position here.
Kyzer keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kyzer scores with a jab to the body.
Kyzer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvestre.
Kyzer defending well as Silvestre loads up on a big left hand.
Silvestre finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silvestre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyzer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvestre momentarily.
Silvestre throws a solid leg kick but Kyzer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silvestre.
Kyzer throws a body kick that misses.
Kyzer lands a nice looking body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer throws a big shot that misses.
Nate Kyzer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kyzer takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kyzer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silvestre manages to avoid it.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Kyzer thows a body shot but no joy.
Nate Kyzer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kyzer takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kyzer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Silvestre misses with a head kick.
Kyzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silvestre takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kyzer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kyzer misses with an uppercut. Silvestre saw that one coming.
Silvestre throws a low kick but Kyzer avoids it.
Kyzer throws a hook to the side of Silvestre's head but Silvestre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tried to score with a low kick but Kyzer checks it.
Silvestre ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kyzer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Kyzer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silvestre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kyzer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kyzer misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kyzer.
Nice body punch from Silvestre - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kyzer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kyzer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kyzer pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kyzer blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
A short right from Kyzer on the inside.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kyzer scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kyzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kyzer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
Kyzer tries to move into range but Silvestre moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kyzer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kyzer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Silvestre counters with a takedown into side control.
Kyzer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre trying to control the action but Kyzer is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer manages to get to full guard.
Kyzer keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.
Kyzer is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Kyzer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chauncey Silvestre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Kyzer cracks Silvestre with an open hand slap.
Kyzer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silvestre walks into a left hand.
A left lands for Kyzer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestre slips a jab from Kyzer.
Kyzer is looking to clinch.
Silvestre with a hook.
Kyzer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silvestre swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kyzer stuffs the takedown.
Kyzer moves out of range as Silvestre throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kyzer is out of range and Silvestre settles back down.
Kyzer tries to bum rush Silvestre with a series of wild strikes but Silvestre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fighters circling - Kyzer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre tries a head kick but it misses.
Kyzer jabs at Silvestre's body.

Silvestre gets a takedown into half guard.
Chauncey Silvestre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvestre prevents Kyzer from improving his position.
Silvestre tries to pass to full mount but Kyzer defends it.
Kyzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to control but Kyzer is keeping him busy.
Kyzer is looking to improve his position.
Silvestre is looking to stall here but Kyzer recovers full guard.
Silvestre throws a strike but Kyzer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyzer content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Chauncey Silvestre will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silvestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jab, jab by Kyzer - just one landing.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
Silvestre lands a head shot.
Nice cross by Silvestre.
Kyzer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Silvestre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Silvestre swats away the attempt to clinch by Kyzer.
Silvestre misses with a jab to the body
and Kyzer counters with a nice uppercut.
Kyzer throws a body punch but Silvestre moves out of range.

Kyzer moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyzer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kyzer swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre tries to break free but Kyzer pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvestre manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Silvestre does it's job there.
Silvestre dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kyzer. That did some damage!
Kyzer lands a nice shot to the body.
Kyzer takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silvestre attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silvestre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kyzer.
Kyzer misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre cracks Kyzer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silvestre tries to land a leg kick but Kyzer saw it coming and moves away.
Kyzer misses with a body shot.
Kyzer misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Silvestre counters with a single leg into guard. Kyzer didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre trying to control but Kyzer is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Silvestre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kyzer bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silvestre's guard.
Silvestre can't keep his opponent in guard - Kyzer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kyzer not doing much here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kyzer is working away from the top position though.
Silvestre is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Kyzer seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Kyzer is keen to just control but Silvestre is a slippery customer.
Kyzer is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Chauncey Silvestre wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Silvestre misses with a low kick.
Silvestre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kyzer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silvestre circles away quickly and effectively.
Kyzer misses with a straight left.
Silvestre ducks under a wild hook from Kyzer.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kyzer sprawls well. Kyzer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silvestre gets slowly back to his feet.
Kyzer takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Crunch! Kyzer slams his shin into Silvestre's torso.
Silvestre lands a slapping body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kyzer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Silvestre catches Kyzer right on the button with a cross.
Silvestre explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kyzer avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Chauncey Silvestre did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Kyzer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silvestre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kyzer.
Silvestre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Silvestre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kyzer manages to avoid it.
Silvestre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kyzer looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Silvestre feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kyzer's calf.
Kyzer takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kyzer misses with a combination

and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kyzer won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre wants to control for a moment but Kyzer uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Kyzer trying to control but Silvestre postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silvestre.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyzer controlling the position well.
Kyzer is looking to improve his position.
Silvestre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kyzer defending well though.
Silvestre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is nestled in close to Kyzer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Silvestre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silvestre lands strikes from half guard.
Kyzer trying to hold on to Silvestre's head to control him but Silvestre postures up.
Silvestre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvestre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Silvestre there.
Silvestre misses with a head shot. Kyzer uses the momentum to regain guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kyzer managing to control the position.
Silvestre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Silvestre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kyzer for as long as he can get away with.
Silvestre looking to sit in guard and control but Kyzer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre working a defensive guard here.
Kyzer trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Chauncey Silvestre just wasn't active enough.
Silvestre lands with a nice body punch.
Kyzer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kyzer defends it nicely.
Silvestre throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chauncey Silvestre had his way with Nate Kyzer in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Silvestre takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Kyzer instigates a clinch.
Kyzer has Silvestre pressed against the cage.
Kyzer misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Kyzer controls his hands.
Silvestre trying to stall but Kyzer improves his position.
Silvestre working hard to break the clinch.
Silvestre goes for a takedown attempt but Kyzer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kyzer moves in looking to clinch but Silvestre pushes him off.
Silvestre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kyzer is fending him off so far but Silvestre persists. Nope, Kyzer circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyzer just misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer scores with a shot to the body.
Silvestre connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silvestre walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kyzer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kyzer darts in trying to clinch

and Silvestre counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kyzer is staying active underneath Silvestre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kyzer trying to control but Silvestre postures up.
Silvestre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Silvestre.
Kyzer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silvestre.
Nate Kyzer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyzer regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kyzer keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.
Kyzer looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvestre is one step ahead there.
Silvestre advances position into side control!
Kyzer is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kyzer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Silvestre trying to control the action but Kyzer is working from the bottom.
Silvestre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kyzer knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Silvestre is keen to just control but Kyzer is a slippery customer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Chauncey Silvestre has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Silvestre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kyzer throws a body kick that misses

and Silvestre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kyzer's guard.
Silvestre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvestre stopping the sweep attempt from Kyzer.
Silvestre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kyzer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silvestre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silvestre works over Kyzer with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silvestre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
Chauncey Silvestre retains his featherweight title!
A very excited looking Chauncey Silvestre made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.