PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rico Dominguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dominguez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Renegades of Funk. Chauncey Silvestre has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Dominguez
vs
Silvestre

167 cm
31
146 lbs
24 - 12 - 3

171 cm
34
153 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of New York, Rico Dominguez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dominguez misses with a leg kick.
Dominguez throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.

Dominguez darts in and clinches Silvestre up against the cage.
Silvestre lands a left hand.
Dominguez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dominguez blocks an uppercut.
Dominguez lands an elbow inside.
Dominguez displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silvestre up against the cage.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Dominguez controls the action.
Silvestre dodges an elbow strike from Dominguez.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dominguez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Silvestre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dominguez closes the distance looking to clinch

so Silvestre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dominguez is trying to keep Silvestre in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dominguez trying to control the position here.
Silvestre postures up.
Dominguez keeping moving, preventing Silvestre from controlling successfully.
Dominguez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dominguez is on top in guard.

Silvestre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dominguez defends well.
Dominguez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dominguez is one step ahead there.
Dominguez trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
Silvestre trying to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Rico Dominguez wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Silvestre moves out of range.
Dominguez connects with a looping right hand.
Silvestre swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silvestre lands a right hook to the body.
Rico Dominguez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dominguez misses with a low kick.
Dominguez doesn't manage to clinch there - Silvestre circles away.
Dominguez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silvestre was well out of range. Poor timing from Dominguez.
Silvestre misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Dominguez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silvestre doesn't seem phased though.
Dominguez throws a head kick that half lands.
Dominguez thuds a left hand into Silvestre's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A slow jab from Dominguez misses its intended target.
Dominguez tries to work over Silvestre's front leg with a kick but Silvestre checks it.
Dominguez blocks the body kick.
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!
Silvestre lands with a right hand.
Dominguez lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dominguez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silvestre walks into a straight right hand from Dominguez.
Silvestre cracks Dominguez with a right hand to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez misses with a head kick.
Silvestre connects with a jab.
Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dominguez.
Nice shot lands for Silvestre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Rico Dominguez will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Dominguez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silvestre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dominguez tries a head kick but it misses.
Dominguez stuns Silvestre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Dominguez looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Dominguez throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Silvestre counters with a single leg into guard. Dominguez didn't expect that.
Dominguez keeping full guard, as Silvestre tries to pass.
Dominguez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvestre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvestre trying to control but Dominguez is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dominguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to control from the top but Dominguez keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dominguez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silvestre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dominguez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dominguez throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Silvestre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dominguez's guard.
Silvestre is stalling in the full guard.
Silvestre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Dominguez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silvestre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvestre sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Dominguez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Silvestre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silvestre throws a big elbow that misses.
Chauncey Silvestre has got the better of the ground game so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Dominguez is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silvestre tries to get to full guard but Dominguez has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silvestre actively working from the bottom here.
Dominguez is thwarting Silvestre's attempts to control the position.
Dominguez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez is keen to just control but Silvestre is a slippery customer.
Dominguez not doing much here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rico Dominguez.
Silvestre circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chauncey Silvestre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Dominguez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dominguez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dominguez tries to clinch but Silvestre is having none of it.
Dominguez lands a nice hook to Silvestre's body. Silvestre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dominguez connects with a solid leg kick.
Silvestre looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silvestre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A big left from Dominguez misses.
Dominguez lands with a thumping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Silvestre.
A low kick from Dominguez is predictable there

and Silvestre counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dominguez is looking for a sweep. Silvestre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silvestre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

Silvestre seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre thows a huge punch but Dominguez dodges it nicely.
Silvestre lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Silvestre thows a huge punch but Dominguez dodges it nicely.
Silvestre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dominguez's head.
Silvestre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Silvestre trying to control from half guard but Dominguez is working away.
Silvestre throwing shots but Dominguez is blocking nicely.
Silvestre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dominguez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silvestre wants to take a breather but Dominguez is having none of it.

Silvestre seems to be looking for submissions.
Dominguez is looking to control Silvestre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dominguez avoid being mounted?
Silvestre is taking a breather. Dominguez says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Silvestre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Dominguez sees it coming and defends easily.
Dominguez wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dominguez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silvestre is working away from the top position though.
Dominguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silvestre lands a nice short elbow.
Dominguez tries to roll over but Silvestre keeps him under control.

Silvestre is working for a submission of some sort.
Dominguez wants to improve his position but Silvestre is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dominguez defending well though.
Dominguez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Silvestre.
Silvestre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silvestre is keen to just control but Dominguez is a slippery customer.
Silvestre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ground and pound from Silvestre.
Silvestre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dominguez trying to control from the bottom.
Dominguez wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre wants to take a breather but Dominguez is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chauncey Silvestre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silvestre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chauncey Silvestre!
Chauncey Silvestre really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conquer logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.