PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hjalmar Siilasvuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jussi Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hjalmar Siilasvuo has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Siilasvuo
vs
Silakka

187 cm
22
175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

170 cm
20
180 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hjalmar Siilasvuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jussi Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka slips a jab and a cross from Siilasvuo.
Siilasvuo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Siilasvuo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silakka was well out of range. Poor timing from Siilasvuo.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Siilasvuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Siilasvuo avoids nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silakka.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silakka walks into a left hand.
Siilasvuo dodges the punch combination from Silakka.
Siilasvuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siilasvuo clinches.
Siilasvuo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Silakka walks away with a smile on his face. Siilasvuo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Siilasvuo throws a body kick that misses.
Siilasvuo fails to land the takedown.
Silakka throws a head kick but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Silakka throws a half hearted mid kick.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka thuds his shin into the meat of Siilasvuo's side.
Siilasvuo fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Siilasvuo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Silakka - the referee stops the clock and Siilasvuo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Silakka. Siilasvuo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Silakka throws a head kick but Siilasvuo moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a kick to the body.
Siilasvuo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Siilasvuo is breathing heavily.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Silakka. That's going to slow Siilasvuo down.
Silakka lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silakka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Siilasvuo moves out of range easily.
Silakka misses with the combination.
Siilasvuo looks for a takedown but Silakka sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Siilasvuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Siilasvuo.
Silakka throws an overhand right that lands on Siilasvuo's shoulder, as Siilasvuo tries to avoid the shot.
Siilasvuo slips a straight right by Silakka.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka throws a nice inside leg kick.
Siilasvuo fails to land the takedown.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

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.
Silakka thuds his shin into the meat of Siilasvuo's side.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Siilasvuo takes one to the side of the head.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Silakka feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siilasvuo's calf.
Siilasvuo takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silakka throws a sloppy head kick and Siilasvuo moves out of range easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Siilasvuo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Silakka buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Siilasvuo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Silakka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silakka lands a front kick.
Silakka throws a head kick but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Siilasvuo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Silakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silakka pushes Siilasvuo away with a front kick.
Silakka throws a nice outside leg kick.
Siilasvuo tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
Silakka throws a head kick but Siilasvuo moves out of range.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Silakka misses with a body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Siilasvuo gets a takedown into half guard.
Silakka flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silakka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom.
Silakka will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Siilasvuo is working Silakka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Silakka throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Silakka throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silakka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Siilasvuo tries to close the distance and clinch but Silakka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silakka looks to land a combination but Siilasvuo avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo throws a good cross that connects.

Siilasvuo clinches with his opponent.
Silakka can't break the clinch.
Siilasvuo tries for a takedown. No joy.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Siilasvuo throws a sloppy head kick
and Silakka counters with a low kick, right behind Siilasvuo 's knee.
Silakka throws a push kick but Siilasvuo slaps the foot to one side.
Silakka takes a swing at Siilasvuo's ribcage but misses.
Siilasvuo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Silakka tries to keep at a distance but Siilasvuo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo managing to block the knees to the body from Silakka.
Siilasvuo is trying to drag Silakka to the mat but Silakka just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Silakka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siilasvuo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silakka.
Siilasvuo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Siilasvuo tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
Siilasvuo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Jussi Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Siilasvuo misses with a takedown
and Silakka counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Siilasvuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Siilasvuo with a poor takedown
and Silakka makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Siilasvuo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Siilasvuo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Siilasvuo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silakka throws out the jab.
Silakka keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silakka throws a head kick that misses.
Siilasvuo throws a head kick that misses.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A thudding body kick lands there by Silakka!
Silakka throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jussi Silakka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A head kick by Silakka misses

and Siilasvuo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Silakka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Silakka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Siilasvuo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Siilasvuo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Silakka thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Silakka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Siilasvuo looking to pass the guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silakka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Siilasvuo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silakka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Siilasvuo somewhat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Siilasvuo slips a jab and a cross from Silakka.
Siilasvuo avoids the head kick by Silakka.
Jussi Silakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Siilasvuo tries to clinch up but Silakka circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Siilasvuo with that takedown attempt.
Siilasvuo walks into a straight right hand from Silakka.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Siilasvuo counters with a big head kick but Silakka shrugs it off.
Silakka misses with a head kick.
Siilasvuo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silakka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Siilasvuo clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Siilasvuo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Silakka misses.
Siilasvuo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Siilasvuo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Silakka sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hjalmar Siilasvuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siilasvuo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silakka looks for the body kick but Siilasvuo saw that one coming.
Siilasvuo closes the distance and clinches up with Silakka, looking for a takedown. Siilasvuo pushes Silakka against the cage but Silakka circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silakka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hjalmar Siilasvuo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silakka pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Siilasvuo feints and as Silakka raises his hands in defense, Siilasvuo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Siilasvuo preventing the sweep.
Silakka throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silakka trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Silakka trying to strike off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka punching from the bottom - just letting Siilasvuo know he's still in a fight.
Silakka tries to strike from the bottom.
Silakka strikes from his own guard.
Silakka throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Horrible takedown by Siilasvuo or perhaps it was just good defense by Silakka which made him look bad.
Jussi Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silakka moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Siilasvuo blocks a head kick by Silakka.
A punch combination from Siilasvuo misses.
Silakka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hjalmar Siilasvuo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silakka has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jussi Silakka!