PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauncey Silvestre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miller comes to the cage accompanied by Johnny Cash - Hurt. Chauncey Silvestre acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Miller
vs
Silvestre

173 cm
31
159 lbs
30 - 9 - 1

171 cm
33
153 lbs
29 - 14 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hell's Balls Recovery (160)
Knox Energy

Conquer

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 30 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Miller!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Chauncey Silvestre!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silvestre throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but Silvestre shows good takedown defense.
Miller throws a shot from downtown. Silvestre moves away and avoids it.
Miller throws a series of punches but Silvestre moves out of range.
Silvestre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Miller in his tracks.
Silvestre lands a nice shot that snaps Miller's head back.
Silvestre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Miller takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Silvestre works the jab nicely.
Silvestre lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Miller rushes Silvestre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miller wants to take the fight to the mat but Silvestre manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Silvestre struggles to land a body shot inside as Miller controls his hands.
Miller lands a left hand.
Silvestre tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Miller prevents a body shot from Silvestre.
Miller pushes Silvestre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
Miller tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silvestre's elbow.
Miller doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silvestre lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Miller working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Silvestre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Silvestre.
Silvestre scores with a nice strike.
Donk. Silvestre catches Miller right on the button with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silvestre throws a chopping leg kick but Miller manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvestre buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Miller thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Miller tries to clinch there but Silvestre circles away.
Silvestre scores with a shot to the body.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silvestre has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silvestre throws a one two combo.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silvestre momentarily.
A big right from Silvestre misses.
Miller on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Miller clinches.
Silvestre can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Silvestre fails to land.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Silvestre to work.
A left hand lands to the body for Silvestre.

Miller is fighting off a takedown attempt but Silvestre is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Miller to the mat. Miller regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Silvestre won't allow Miller to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre throwing strikes but missing.
Miller looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silvestre is one step ahead there.
Silvestre trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller has his hands on Silvestre's head, controlling the position.
Silvestre trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to keep Silvestre in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silvestre fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silvestre.

Miller scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Silvestre is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An elbow from Miller crashes against the mat.
Silvestre has one of Miller's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Silvestre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Miller has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Silvestre defends it.
Silvestre wants to control but Miller is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chauncey Silvestre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silvestre feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Silvestre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Miller but Miller pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silvestre chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Miller walks forward, straight into a front kick from Silvestre.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Silvestre just misses with a punch to the body.
Miller steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silvestre.
Silvestre jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Silvestre connects with a body shot.
Silvestre throws a lazy head kick

and Miller counters by moving into the clinch.
Miller lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silvestre wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Miller.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silvestre lands a hook that snaps the head of Miller backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller looking for a takedown.
Miller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A shot in the inside from Miller.
Silvestre blocks a body shot from Miller.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silvestre has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silvestre is looking for a takedown.
Silvestre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silvestre is looking to take this one to the mat.
Matt Miller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chauncey Silvestre.

Miller is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Silvestre can't fight it off and eventually Miller manages to take the fight to the floor. Silvestre looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Miller stands up over Silvestre, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller advances position into side control!
Miller scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Miller controlling the position.
Miller working the ground and pound but Silvestre is defending the strikes.
Miller throws an elbow but Silvestre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silvestre is trying to control Miller's posture but Miller avoids it.
Miller scores with a couple of short elbows.
Silvestre managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Miller.
Miller misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Silvestre tries to bench press Miller off him but Miller keeps the position.
Silvestre manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Miller gets full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller controlling the position.
Matt Miller overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silvestre trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silvestre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silvestre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvestre connects with a couple of short punches.
Miller has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miller looking for a sweep. Not yet Miller, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre postures up.

Matt Miller has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Miller defending well as Silvestre loads up on a big left hand.
Silvestre walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Silvestre lands with a cross.
Chauncey Silvestre seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silvestre throws a lazy uppercut

and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silvestre won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller in side control lands a decent elbow.
Miller working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silvestre regains half guard.
Silvestre blocking the ground and pound attempt from Miller.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silvestre moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Miller lands a couple of elbows.
Miller with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Silvestre throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Silvestre lands with a cross.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Miller throws a leg kick which misses Silvestre's front leg but catches the back leg as Silvestre tries to avoid it.
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Miller stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miller wants it to stay on the feet.
Miller blocks a leg kick.
Silvestre throws a jab but it's blocked by Miller.
Silvestre throws a head kick that misses.
Silvestre throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silvestre lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Miller has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Miller and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Miller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silvestre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silvestre takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Silvestre takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Miller moves out of range as Silvestre strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre lands a head shot.
A big right from Miller misses.
Silvestre throws a nice outside leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Miller.
Silvestre lands with an overhand left.
Miller throws out a loose jab but Silvestre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller checks a leg kick.
Silvestre moves out of range of the strikes.
Silvestre throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silvestre takes a swing at Miller's ribcage but misses.
Miller is looking to clinch but Silvestre is avoiding it.
Miller takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Silvestre jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silvestre scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Silvestre 's head but he takes it in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Miller checks the leg kick nicely there.
Miller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Silvestre ducks down to avoid it.
Miller throws a chopping leg kick but Silvestre manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silvestre is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.

Silvestre tries to keep at a distance but Miller has taken the fight into the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Silvestre takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Silvestre lands a right hand.
Silvestre lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Silvestre lands a right hand that snaps the head of Miller backwards.
Silvestre has a couple of punches blocked by Miller.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre blocking some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silvestre stalling.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Miller.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller lands a body punch.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Miller as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Miller.
Silvestre is pressed up against the cage. Miller has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Silvestre down to the mat. Silvestre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Miller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silvestre walks into a straight right hand from Miller.
Silvestre thows a body shot but no joy.
Miller digs a good hook to Silvestre's body.
Silvestre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miller.

Miller moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Miller - that landed with a thud.
Silvestre misses with a punch to the body.
Miller scores with a nice hook to the head.
Miller lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvestres head.
Miller has Silvestre pushed against the cage.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Miller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Miller misses with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Miller has clasped his hands together around Silvestre's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Silvestre regains half guard.
Silvestre is trying to get back to full guard.
Silvestre is not content to let Miller control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Matt Miller did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Miller checks the leg kick.
Silvestre throws a right hand that misses

so Miller counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Miller wants to pass the guard but Silvestre is keeping the position.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Miller works over Silvestre with some ground and pound from guard.
Miller wants to control from the top but Silvestre keeps moving.
Miller is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Miller trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
Silvestre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miller postures up in Silvestre's guard and throws a big left but Silvestre blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre is trying to control the position but Miller postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Miller accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silvestre trying to control the position here.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silvestre uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Miller darts in looking for a takedown but Silvestre gets double underhooks and turns Miller into the cage.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miller can't get the takedown.
Miller misses with a punch on the inside.
Miller looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Silvestre tries to tie him up.
Miller misses with some punches.
Silvestre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Miller is keeping busy.
Miller can't find room to land a body shot as Silvestre controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre tries a body shot but Miller blocks it.
Good body shot from Miller.
Silvestre stalling in the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown in the clinch but Silvestre prevents it.
Miller tries a body shot but Silvestre blocks it.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Silvestre.
A nice left hand lands by Silvestre.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Miller tries to score a body lock takedown but Silvestre shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Miller goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Miller blocks a body shot from Silvestre.
Miller tries to work over Silvestre's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller struggles to land a body shot inside as Silvestre controls his hands.
Silvestre fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a short punch on the inside.
Miller is looking for a takedown.
Silvestre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miller lands a hook that snaps the head of Silvestre backwards.
Miller digs a right hand underneath Silvestre's ribcage. Silvestre let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Silvestre avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Miller has a couple of punches blocked by Silvestre.
Miller takes a shot to the head.
Silvestre gets through Miller's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Matt Miller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Silvestre pushes Miller back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silvestre has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Miller after a bit of a struggle.
Silvestre working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Miller tightens his grip and picks Silvestre up, before dumping him to the ground. Silvestre manages to land in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silvestre has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
Miller scoring with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silvestre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Miller has his hands clasped together around Silvestre's back. He's all about the action.
Silvestre is thwarting Miller's attempts to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Miller had his way with Chauncey Silvestre in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Silvestre misses the shot to the body.
Silvestre scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silvestre. That's going to slow Miller down.
Miller has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Silvestre.
Miller takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut lands for Silvestre. That snapped Miller's head back.
Miller avoids the body shot from Silvestre.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Miller moves out of range of the leg kick from Silvestre.
A jab lands there for Miller.
Miller misses with a double jab

and Silvestre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvestre throws a big right hand that misses.
Miller manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silvestre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Miller throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silvestre is trying is best to control the position here.
Silvestre is trying to get back to full guard.
Silvestre wants to control but Miller passes into side.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvestre keeps working.
Miller scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Silvestre to see if he's OK.
Silvestre is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Miller wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silvestre keeps working.
Chauncey Silvestre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre is trying to get back to half guard.
Silvestre keeps trying to improve his position.
Miller working away.
Silvestre taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Miller lands an elbow.
Miller working the ground and pound.
Silvestre parries the strikes from Miller easily there. Miller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silvestre to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvestre wants to control but Miller postures up.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silvestre manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Silvestre is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Silvestre on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silvestre gets full guard.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silvestre controls Miller momentarily but Miller frees himself.
Silvestre is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Miller keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silvestre's head.
Silvestre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Miller has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to control but Silvestre is working from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvestre is pulling down on Miller's head. It's preventing any offense from Miller, at least for the moment.
Matt Miller is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Miller stays in close to Silvestre's body and controls the position.

Chauncey Silvestre has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silvestre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller 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.
Miller ducks under a wild hook from Silvestre.
Silvestre connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chauncey Silvestre.
I think Miller 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:46
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Miller!
Matt Miller retains his featherweight title!
Matt Miller decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.