PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nyrkki Rauta (ranked 2089 p4p, 6186 weight class) and Daniel Silva (ranked 280 p4p, 570 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Rauta
vs
Silva

185 cm
28
180
14 - 2 - 0

180 cm
27
178
8 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nyrkki Rauta!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Daniel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauta defends well and Silva ends up having to push Rauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rauta connects with a jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rauta as he jumps to the side.

Silva clinches up against the cage.
Rauta misses with a punch on the inside.

Silva is trying to trip Rauta. He has hold of a leg but Rauta is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Silva persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Silva postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauta wants to stand up but Silva is controlling him.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Rauta has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Silva accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silva missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva postures up in Rauta's guard and throws a big left but Rauta blocks it.
Silva throws a strike but Rauta rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Silva is striking off his back. Rauta thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Silva throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Rauta blocks the strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Rauta has passed into side control.
Silva throws a few strikes from the bottom but Rauta takes advantage and mounts!
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Rauta blocks Silva's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Silva regains half guard.
Rauta moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Silva manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rauta tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Silva landing strikes from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauta moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Silva.

Rauta decides to stand back up.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silva tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rauta defends well and Silva ends up having to push Rauta into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nyrkki Rauta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Silva.
Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
A jab from Rauta misses.
Silva is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rauta.
Silva tries to clinch there but Rauta circles away.
Silva tries to clinch up but Rauta circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva misses with a takedown attempt - Rauta sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Rauta coming out on top.

Rauta lands a big uppercut and Silva crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Silva looks OK. Rauta waves Silva back to his feet!

Silva is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva wants to clinch.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Rauta finish him?
Rauta misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauta lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nyrkki Rauta!
Nyrkki Rauta retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Nyrkki Rauta thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.