PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Silvas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silvas
vs
Miller

185 cm
19
167 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

181 cm
22
163 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Thiago Silvas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, James Miller!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Atkins and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Miller does no damage.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Silvas forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Silvas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller goes for a takedown attempt but Silvas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Silvas closes the distance and clinches.
Silvas effectively controlling the action here.
Miller is looking to break free of the clinch but Silvas has double underhooks.
Silvas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silvas controlling the action here for a moment.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Silvas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller looking to slow down the pace here.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Silvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silvas throws an elbow but misses.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Silvas.
Silvas lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvas as Miller tries to tie him up.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvas misses with a knee to the head.
Silvas is pushing Miller up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A frustrated look appears on Miller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvas stalling.
Silvas misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller looking to throw knees to the head but Silvas is blocking nicely.
Silvas lands a knee to the head.
Miller stalls.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silvas as Miller tries to tie him up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice elbow from Silvas.
Miller taking a breather.
Miller lands with a left to the head.
Miller avoids a wild elbow strike from Silvas.
Miller wants to stall.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Silvas has Miller pushed against the cage.
Silvas trying to land knees to the body.
Silvas landing knees to the body.
Silvas stalling.
Silvas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Miller has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silvas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the head but Miller blocks with his arms.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller scores with a shot to the side of Silvas's head.
Silvas slowing the pace effectively.
Miller avoiding damage.
Silvas trying to land knees to the body.
Miller holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silvas lands a knee to the body.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Silvas.
Silvas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silvas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Silvas manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Silvas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silvas throws an elbow that misses.
Silvas missing with knees to the body.
Silvas stalling in the clinch but Miller improves position.
Miller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silvas trying to control the position but instead, Miller has worked for underhooks and has pushed Silvas into the cage.
Miller blocks an elbow strike.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Silvas, against the cage.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silvas is breathing heavily.
Silvas misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silvas effectively controlling the action here.
Silvas misses with an elbow over the top.
Silvas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Silvas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Miller blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Miller loads up on a big right hand but Silvas slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Silvas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Miller throws a hook but Silvas blocks it.
Miller scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Thiago Silvas has been cut.
Miller throws an overhand right that has Silvas reeling! Miller follows up with more punches and Silvas is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). James Miller!