PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeramy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by What A Day. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silva
vs
Mitchell

170 cm
20
150 lbs
1 - 6 - 0

175 cm
22
153 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeramy Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Seth Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Silva looks to land a left hand but Mitchell moved out of range nicely.
Mitchell shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mitchell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Mitchell's head but Mitchell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Mitchell on that attempt.
Jeramy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Mitchell.
Silva throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mitchell moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Mitchell takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.

Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitchell is aware though and is defending well.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mitchell lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mitchell trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mitchell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell landing some decent shots from guard.
Mitchell landing with the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mitchell chips away with some ground and pound.
Mitchell not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mitchell tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Mitchell sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mitchell looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Mitchell distracts Silva with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Mitchell got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Mitchell has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Mitchell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell lands a couple of elbows.
Mitchell working some strikes from top position.

Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mitchell passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mitchell scores with punches from side control.
Silva is pushing Mitchell's head away, looking to escape. Mitchell manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell lands a nice forearm strike.
Mitchell content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva bucks up and tries to throw Mitchell off but instead Mitchell has got his back!
Mitchell slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Mitchell lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Silva hold on?!

Silva showing good submission defense here.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in full control for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell biding his time, controlling Silva.
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 Jeramy Silva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Mitchell defending well as Silva loads up on a big left hand.
Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Mitchell. Mitchell gets slowly back to his feet.
Mitchell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeramy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seth Mitchell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Silva misses with the combination.

Mitchell shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mitchell was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to improve his position but Mitchell isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Silva is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silva is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Mitchell landing strikes from the mount.
Mitchell lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silva wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Mitchell dominating with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mitchell working Silva over with strikes here.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Mitchell punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Mitchell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Mitchell lands a heavy elbow.
Silva is bucking up trying to escape but Mitchell cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Mitchell tries to control but Silva wriggling away.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Mitchell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Mitchell prevents Silva from getting the reversal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell has control of Silva's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Silva regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva tries to reverse the position but Mitchell maintains control.
Silva is trying to stand up.
Silva is working to get back to half guard.
Mitchell controlling the pace for now.
Seth Mitchell has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mitchell prevents Silva from getting the reversal.
Mitchell controlling his opponent.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mitchell lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
BOOM! Mitchell connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Mitchell's attempts to control the action.
Silva squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Mitchell trying to control but Silva is having none of it.
Mitchell raining down shots from the mount!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mitchell is landing with some decent strikes but Silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Mitchell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Mitchell.
A jab from Silva misses.

Mitchell moves into range and clinches up with Silva.

Mitchell breaks from the clinch.
Silva throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva misses with an uppercut.

Mitchell scores a takedown into full mount!
Silva wants to try and get back to his feet.
Silva sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mitchell in particular looking to stall.
Mitchell is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Silva is in trouble now - Mitchell has advanced to mount!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mitchell moves nicely into side control.
Silva is looking to get back to his feet here but Mitchell is keeping cool and he's managed to take Silva's back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to get back to his feet but Mitchell is in full control for now.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mitchell.
Mitchell lands shots from the back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Mitchell.
Silva manages to reverse the position and now he's in Mitchell's guard. Nice work there by Silva.
Silva postures up.

Mitchell escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Silva gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mitchell looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Mitchell looking for a guillotine here but Silva defends easily.

Mitchell working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!

And that's the end of the fight!
Seth Mitchell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mitchell 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seth Mitchell!