PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roger Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Koskinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Koskinen

172 cm
25
168 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

170 cm
24
162 lbs
11 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

Good takedowns
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roger Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Koskinen!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Koskinen cracks a nice hook into Silva's ribs.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Koskinen's calf.

Koskinen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silva napping and manages to drive through into side control!
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koskinen tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.

Koskinen working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Koskinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva is trying to control Koskinen's posture but Koskinen avoids it.
Silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Koskinen connects with a decent elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Koskinen looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Koskinen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Koskinen postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Koskinen preventing the sweep.
Koskinen throwing strikes but missing.
Koskinen lands a couple of elbows.
Koskinen working some strikes from top position.
Koskinen is looking to work some ground and pound but Silva has wrist control.
Koskinen throwing strikes but missing.
Koskinen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Koskinen throws a big right hand that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Silva's guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Silva gets full guard.
Koskinen preventing the sweep.
Koskinen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koskinen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Koskinen in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Silva avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Koskinen.
Koskinen is trying to ground and pound but Silva uses the momentary lack of control by Koskinen to regain half guard.
Koskinen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Koskinen is looking for a kimura here.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Koskinen throws and elbow that misses. Silva uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Koskinen's guard. Nice move by Silva!
Koskinen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.

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.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Koskinen has wrist control.
Silva postures up.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.

Koskinen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva thows a big elbow that misses.
Koskinen keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Silva wants to control from the top but Koskinen keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Silva throws a right and a left that Koskinen avoids nicely.

Koskinen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Silva to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Koskinen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Silva shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Silva was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva looking to control but Koskinen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Koskinen is looking to improve his position but Silva isn't that keen on the idea.
Silva landing strikes from the mount.
Koskinen bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Koskinen advances to half guard.

Silva is defending against the submission attempts here by Koskinen.
Well, if Koskinen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Koskinen passes Silva's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koskinen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Silva!
Koskinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Koskinen loaded up on that one.

That's two 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.
Silva really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Koskinen cracks Silva with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Koskinen.
Koskinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Koskinen loaded up on that one.
Koskinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silva wants to control but Koskinen is having none of it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Koskinen unloads with some shots from mount but Silva bucks and avoids them well.
Silva is wriggling around trying to escape.
Koskinen throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Koskinen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

Koskinen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva is trying to escape the mount.
Silva taking shots to the head.
Koskinen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Koskinen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Koskinen lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Koskinen lands a nice shot to the head.
Koskinen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Koskinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koskinen trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocking the ground and pound.
Koskinen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Koskinen loaded up on that one.
Koskinen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Koskinen controlling his opponent.
Silva avoids a series of strikes thrown by Koskinen.
Koskinen punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Koskinen raining down shots from the mount!
Koskinen looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Koskinen 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!

Koskinen misses with an uppercut.
Koskinen lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Koskinen is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Koskinen slips under a jab.

Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Koskinen is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Koskinen tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Koskinen trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva trying to mount his opponent but Koskinen defends it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Koskinen wants to improve his position but Silva is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koskinen trying to control here.

Koskinen actively working from the bottom here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Koskinen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Silva's waist but Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Koskinen off to one side.
Silva thuds his right hand into Koskinen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Silva getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Silva seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen moves into full guard.
Mikael Koskinen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Koskinen controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Koskinen looking for a sweep. Not yet Koskinen, not yet.

Koskinen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Silva's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Roger Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koskinen trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen wants to sweep but no luck.
Koskinen working a defensive guard here.
Silva preventing the sweep.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Koskinen stuns Silva with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Koskinen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva feints and then cracks Koskinen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koskinen down.
Koskinen with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a head kick. That will keep Koskinen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva throws a shot to the body.
Silva scores with a shot to the body.
Koskinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Koskinen takes a head kick and keeps coming.

Koskinen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koskinen with a nice head shot there.
Koskinen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Koskinen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Koskinen trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koskinen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Koskinen trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva lands with a shot to the body.
Koskinen throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Koskinen 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Koskinen!