PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dax Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Miller

186 cm
25
195 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

185 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dax Miller!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, John Roberts and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller circles away from the clinch attempt
and Miller counters with a nice body kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Miller sprawls well. Miller wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Silva tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Miller counters with a head kick that drops Silva to the mat! Silva scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Silva looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Silva seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've been hearing that Silva has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Miller's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Miller pulls Silva in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Miller dives on top into guard.
Miller must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Miller stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
Silva wants to sweep here but Miller controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Miller tries to stand but Silva is controlling from the bottom.

Dax Miller has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Miller closes the distance and clinches.
Miller is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A hook to the body from Miller.
The referee is keeping an eye on Miller - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Miller.
Silva pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.
Miller unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Miller lands a knee to the head.

Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Miller uses from the top position.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Miller is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miller looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miller is pushing down on Silva's leg trying to pass to half guard. Silva is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.
Miller keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Silva defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller works his foot free and advances to mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to get to half guard.
Miller takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Silva has given up his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
What can Silva do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dax Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Silva fails to land the takedown.
Miller lands with a nice body punch.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miller defends it nicely.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Silva tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Miller counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Miller swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Miller tenderised Silva's leg. Silva is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Miller.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

Miller rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Miller lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Miller.
Miller lands a shoulder strike.
Miller stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knees to the body from Miller.
Miller crunches a lovely knee into Silva's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Miller.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Miller unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Silva! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Miller is unloading with more strikes now! Silva drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dax Miller!