PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martti Aho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the ring accompanied by the game nice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Aho

180 cm
21
170 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Solid chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nate Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Martti Aho!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aho misses with the combination.
Silva throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Aho does no damage.
Nice takedown defense from Aho. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
No joy there for Aho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Aho misses with a few strikes there.
Martti Aho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Aho misses.
Aho throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Aho throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aho throws a series of punches but Silva avoids them all with ease.
Aho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Aho.

It looks like Nate Silva has been cut.
Aho misses with a leg kick

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aho won't be happy with that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aho is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Aho is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Silva throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Aho works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aho wants to stand back up but Silva manages to pass into side control.
Aho looks gassed!
Silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Aho is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Silva asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silva cracks Aho with a big right hand but Aho just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Aho is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aho wants to get back to his feet but Silva drags him back down.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Aho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Silva moves out of range as Aho strikes.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Aho saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Aho throws a combination that misses
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Aho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aho won't be happy with that.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.
Silva moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Aho is trying to buck Silva off.
Silva throws an elbow but Aho slips to the side and avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aho is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Silva is controlling him well.
Check out the look on Silva's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The strikes coming from Silva are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Aho prevents Silva from moving into mount.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Silva slips under a jab from Aho.
Silva lands a head kick!
A head kick by Aho misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martti Aho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Aho kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Aho tries to close the distance and clinch but Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Aho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Aho misses with a leg kick
and Silva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Aho throws a chopping leg kick but Silva manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva defending well as Aho loads up on a big left hand.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Aho has time to react.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aho stuffs the takedown.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Silva wants to control from the top but Aho keeps moving.

Aho has his feet on Silva's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Aho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Silva throws a series of punches but Aho avoids them all with ease.
Aho falls off balance throwing a combination

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Aho wants to stand and escape but Silva is having none of it.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nate Silva's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Aho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Aho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Aho looks to clinch

and Silva counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aho!
Silva with a couple of short strikes.
Aho is trying to stand.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva is really struggling to control Aho but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Aho is trying to get to the ropes to help him get back to his feet.
Aho is breathing heavily.
Aho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Aho tries to buck Silva off but he can't manage it.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with some strikes.
Silva dominating with strikes here.
Aho squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
BOOM! Silva connects with a massive shot to the dome!
A nice elbow there by Silva.
Silva landing strikes from the mount and Aho is in trouble!
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Aho'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.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Aho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
The referee warns Aho that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Silva looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silva lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silva throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Aho is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silva working the ground and pound effectively.
Silva with the ground and pound from mount.
Aho wants to use the ropes to get back to his feet here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to ground and pound but Aho is blocking nicely.
Poor strikes thrown by Silva there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Nate Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Aho is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Aho'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.
Silva lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silva looking to control but Aho is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva won't let Aho get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Silva is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silva lands a heavy elbow.
Silva throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Silva landing punches.
Aho trying desperately to get to his feet.
Aho takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nate Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a series of wild punches.
Aho lands a head shot.
Silva looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Aho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Aho throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Aho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Aho closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.

Silva shoots in and bounces Aho off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Aho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Silva is controlling him.
Silva has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Aho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva is looking to stand up but Aho won't let him.
Silva stops Aho from standing up.
Aho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.

Aho kicks Silva off and gets to his feet.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
Aho keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Danga de danga de dang - Silva scores with a four punch combination!
Aho lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aho ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
A telegraphed right hand from Aho misses the target.
Aho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Aho.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aho dodges the punch combination from Silva.
Aho missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aho.
Aho looks to throw a body kick
and Silva counters with a head kick.

Silva changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Aho looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Silva prevents Aho from escaping the position.
Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Aho's head but Aho avoids it well.
Silva misses with the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Aho throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Aho misses with a double jab
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Silva lands with a kick to the temple. Aho shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Aho throws a left and a right that both miss

and Silva counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Aho pushes Silva off looking to stand but Silva dives back in and keeps control.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.

Aho makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Aho has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Aho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Martti Aho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silva working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aho wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking to control but instead Aho has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Nate Silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Aho has one foot on Silva's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice shot lands for Silva.
Silva misses with a two punch combination.
Nate Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Silva shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Aho's guard.
Silva prevents Aho from getting back to his feet.
Silva trying to control but Aho is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Aho scrambles and gets back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silva, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Silva!