PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Millan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Millan
vs
Silver

180 cm
20
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
21
169 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

††-Bloody Sunday-††

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Kevin Millan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Silver!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Donatello Bradman and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Millan connects with a looping right hand.
Millan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silver moves away.
Jack Silver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Millan misses with an uppercut. Silver saw that one coming.

Millan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Millan postures up in Silver's guard and throws a big left but Silver blocks it.
Millan advances position into side control!
Millan cracks Silver with a big elbow.
Silver tries to escape but Millan is in control.
Millan working the body and head with strikes.
Millan tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silver takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Millan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Millan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silver sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Silver parries the strikes from Millan easily there. Millan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silver to escape.
Millan prevents Silver from escaping the position.
Silver is not content to let Millan control the position.
Millan fails to land a wild elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Millan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Millan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Silver down.
Millan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silver dodges the ground and pound from Millan.
Millan trying to control the action but Silver is working from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Silver managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Millan.
Millan misses with the ground and pound.
Silver prevents Millan from improving position.
Millan tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silver throws a leg kick but Millan moved away.
Silver swinging wildly here.
Some wild striking there from Silver.

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.
Silver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silver throws a right hand that Millan ducks under and follows up with a left that Millan also avoids with ease.
Silver wants to clinch up but Millan keeps it at a distance.
Millan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silver's corner calls for a 1-2. Silver obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Silver looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Silver looks gassed!
Millan is concentrating on defense, preventing Silver from advancing position.
Millan is looking for a sweep. Silver is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Millan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Millan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Millan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Millan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Millan.
Silver is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by Millan.
Millan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silver tries to buck Millan off but he can't manage it.
Millan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Millan landing shots from mount.
Millan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
Millan with shots to the head and body - Silver looks very uncomfortable down there.
Silver really wants to buck Millan off and get back to his feet.
Millan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Millan working Silver over with strikes here.
Millan postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Silver looks a forlorn figure.
Millan lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to buck Millan off but he can't manage it.
Millan looking to finish Silver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silver!
Millan landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Millan lands a nice shot to the head.
Millan landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Millan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Millan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Millan landing shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Millan.
Millan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?
Silver really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Millan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Millan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Millan scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Millan won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Millan lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Millan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Millan. That's going to slow Silver down.
Millan throws a sloppy head kick and Silver moves out of range easily.
Millan digs a good body shot into Silver's ribs.
Silver wants to clinch.
Millan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Millan lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Millan scores with a jab to the body.
Millan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A shot to de liver by Millan. Beautiful body shot.
Millan lands a nice shot to the body.
Silver takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silver is breathing heavily.
Nice straight punches there by Millan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Millan.
Millan misses with a series of wild punches.
Millan 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.

Silver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Millan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Millan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Millan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silver's head.
Millan advances to half guard.
Still in half guard, Millan seems content to control.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.
Ground and pound from Millan.
Millan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Millan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Millan working Silver over with strikes.
Millan prevents Silver from standing back up.
Millan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silver is looking to escape.
Millan working the head and body with strikes.
Millan is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Silver wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kevin Millan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Millan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Millan slips a jab from Silver.
Millan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Silver tries to clinch there but Millan circles away.

Millan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Millan 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.
Millan content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Millan chips away with some ground and pound.
Millan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Millan scoring with some ground and pound.
Silver is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Millan landing some decent shots from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Millan.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Millan counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Millan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jack Silver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Millan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silver.
Millan is looking to wear down Silver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

Millan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Silver did well to prevent Millan getting side control.
Silver on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Millan lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Millan.
Millan wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Millan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silver defending well though.
Silver avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Millan.
Millan moves into full mount! Silver won't be happy about that!
Millan thowing shots but they're missing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Millan thowing shots but they're missing.
Millan throws some wild stikes that Silver manages to avoid easily.
Millan throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Millan throws some wild stikes that Silver manages to avoid easily.
Millan won't let Silver get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Millan scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
Millan sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Millan thowing shots but they're missing.
Silver is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Millan landing punches.
Millan landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Millan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

A left and a right from Silver both land. Nice combination.
Millan 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.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Millan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kevin Millan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Millan finds it's way through Silver's defenses.
Millan lands with a nice combination. Silver backs away looking to recover.
Millan lands a nice hook to Silver's body. Silver takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Millan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silver stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silver throws a combination that misses
and Millan counters with a left and a right that stings Silver.
Silver tries to move into range but Millan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left and a right from Millan both land. Nice combination.
Millan with a nice cross.
Silver gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Some wild striking there from Millan.

Millan scores a takedown into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Millan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silver?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Millan cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Silver is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Millan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Millan tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Millan trying to control but Silver is having none of it.
Millan lands a nice shot to the head.
Millan landing strikes from the mount and Silver is in trouble!
Silver's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Millan unloading with bombs!
Silver is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Millan with the ground and pound from mount.
Millan landing punches.
Silver in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Millan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Millan cracks Silver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
BOOM! Millan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Silver is bucking up trying to escape but Millan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Silver is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Millan looking to finish Silver with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silver!
Millan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Millan lands with some strikes.
Silver is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millan lands a nice shot to the head.
Silver is in a horrible position here. Millan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Millan working Silver over with strikes here.
Millan looking to finish with strikes here!
A nice elbow there by Millan.
Millan looking to finish with strikes here!
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Millan raining down shots from the mount!
Silver wants to try and get back to his feet.
Millan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silver can do to turn this around?
Millan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silver can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Millan landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Millan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Millan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Silver blocking the ground and pound.
Millan punching from mount but Silver doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silver is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jack Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Millan landing strikes from the mount.
Kevin Millan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver throwing hammer fists to the chest of Millan. What's that going to do exactly?
Millan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Silver's face.
Millan landing shots from mount.
Silver is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silver takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Silver throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Silver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Millan looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Millan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Millan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Millan!