PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silakka comes to the cage accompanied by Blood for Blood - Aint like you. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silakka
vs
Coleman

185 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

193 cm
21
286 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brandon Coleman!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Silakka shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coleman as he jumps to the side.
Silakka fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Timo Silakka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
Coleman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silakka has a takedown stuffed.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coleman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Timo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coleman scores with a one two! Silakka had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Timo Silakka has been cut.

Coleman gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silakka tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coleman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Silakka somewhat.
Coleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silakka is breathing heavily.

Coleman drives through and clinches with Silakka against the cage.
Silakka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Coleman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Coleman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Silakka regains guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Silakka is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman with a nice head shot there.
Coleman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Silakka can't keep his opponent in guard - Coleman advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Silakka knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silakka keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silakka is refusing to be controlled, as Coleman sits in half guard.

Silakka looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Silakka tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Coleman has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Silakka swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman looking to finish Silakka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silakka!
Silakka is trying to escape the mount.
Coleman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Silakka?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka is working to get back to half guard.
Coleman raining down shots from the mount!
Coleman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Silakka keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Coleman working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Timo Silakka's cut is getting worse.
Coleman lands a big shot there that rocks Silakka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Timo Silakka's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coleman content just to control the position here.
Coleman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Silakka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Jeez, Timo Silakka's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Timo Silakka's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brandon Coleman!