PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Jackson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Silvestre
vs
Jackson

176 cm
32
158 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

184 cm
35
154 lbs
35 - 16 - 2

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique
Milwaukee's Best 160 (80% laundry)

Sin City Allstars

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 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Daniel Silvestre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackson's head.
Silvestre slips under a jab.
Silvestre's corner calls for a 1-2. Silvestre obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Silvestre looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Silvestre was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jackson.

Jackson gets tackled into the cage by Silvestre. Silvestre maintains the clinch.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Silvestre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvestre throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
We've been informed that Jackson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Silvestre blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Silvestre taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jackson.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre is working Jackson over against the cage.
Jackson misses with a punch to the body.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson leaning against his opponent.
Silvestre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Jackson.
Silvestre can't find room to land a body shot as Jackson controls the action.
Silvestre stalls.
Jackson tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre prevents a body shot from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
A short uppercut from Jackson.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Silvestre.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Silvestre.
Silvestre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Jackson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvestre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jackson blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre takes a shot to the head.
Silvestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvestre throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jackson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Silvestre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvestre taking a breather.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jackson or not.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Silvestre.
Silvestre lands a body punch.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jackson pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre'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.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson pushes Silvestre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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!
Jackson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre lands with a light punch inside.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre blocks an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silvestre lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Silvestre lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silvestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jackson scores with a shot to the side of Silvestre's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silvestre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
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 Daniel Silvestre will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jackson lands with an uppercut that bounces Silvestre off the cage and back into range.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Silvestre avoids it well.
Silvestre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson takes a swing at Silvestre's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre moves away from the strike by Jackson.
Jackson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Silvestre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silvestre lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Silvestre is just out of range.
Silvestre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silvestre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mac Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Jackson is looking to slow Silvestre down with leg kicks.
Daniel Silvestre is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silvestre swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Silvestre throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silvestre closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Silvestre as the two fighters clinch.
Silvestre tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jackson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson tries a body shot but Silvestre blocks it.
Silvestre leaning his opponent against the cage.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Silvestre misses with a punch on the inside.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvestre wants to stall.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silvestre.
Silvestre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Silvestre.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvestre misses with some punches.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson throws a head punch that misses.
Jackson lands a shoulder strike.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silvestre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
Silvestre tries to work over Jackson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silvestre lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to stall but Silvestre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Daniel Silvestre has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Silvestre tries to stall but Jackson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Silvestre lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson is trying to maintain a safe position but Silvestre gets an underhook and turns Jackson into the cage.
Silvestre lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silvestre prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Silvestre working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Silvestre misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jackson swings wildly with an uppercut but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silvestre misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Silvestre back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Silvestre.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Silvestre is looking to control Jackson's arms but Jackson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silvestre has his back to the cage.
Jackson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Silvestre lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jackson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silvestre lands with a short shot to the head.
Silvestre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Silvestre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Jackson is rocked!
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Silvestre finish him?
Silvestre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silvestre working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Silvestre lands with a left to the head.
Silvestre unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jackson! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Silvestre is unloading with more strikes now! Jackson drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Silvestre!
Daniel Silvestre retains his featherweight title!
An out of breath Daniel Silvestre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.