PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Loki Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson has chosen Manowar - Loki God Of Fire as his entrance music. Timo Silakka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silakka
vs
Fredriksson

218 cm
26
265 lbs
10 - 8 - 0

205 cm
25
276 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
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 10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Loki Fredriksson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice leg kick lands there from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson tries for a takedown but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Silakka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Silakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Fredriksson tries a head kick but it misses.
Silakka keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fredriksson throws the kick towards the body but Silakka avoids it.
A head kick misses from Fredriksson.
Fredriksson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but Silakka sees it coming and moves out of range.
Silakka scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Fredriksson.
Silakka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silakka checks a leg kick.
Silakka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fredriksson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Fredriksson.
Silakka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silakka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fredriksson circles away quickly and effectively.
Silakka scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fredriksson walks into a stiff left hand from Silakka.
Silakka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredriksson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredriksson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silakka is out of range and Fredriksson settles back down.
Fredriksson throws a head kick that misses.
A combination from Fredriksson does no damage.
Fredriksson lands a head kick. Silakka smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silakka looks to land a combination. Fredriksson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fredriksson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silakka.
Fredriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silakka throws a combination. Fredriksson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fredriksson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Silakka does it's job there.
Fredriksson shoots in looking for a takedown. Silakka tries to sprawl out of it but Fredriksson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silakka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Silakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Timo Silakka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Loki Fredriksson.
Silakka takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fredriksson throws the kick towards the body but Silakka avoids it.
Silakka scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fredriksson is looking to slow Silakka down with leg kicks.
Silakka takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fredriksson swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silakka.
Timo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Silakka does no damage.
Silakka thuds a left hand into Fredriksson's body.
Silakka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Silakka scores with a punch to the head.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Fredriksson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fredriksson.
Silakka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Fredriksson backs up against the cage.
Silakka lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Horrible takedown by Fredriksson or perhaps it was just good defense by Silakka which made him look bad.
Fredriksson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silakka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Fredriksson finds it's way round the side to connect with Silakka's head.
Silakka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silakka lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silakka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fredriksson counters with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fredriksson.
Silakka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fredriksson throws the kick towards the body but Silakka avoids it.
Fredriksson 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fredriksson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silakka checks it well.
Fredriksson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Fredriksson avoids them all with ease.
Fredriksson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silakka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fredriksson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fredriksson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fredriksson slips a jab and a cross from Silakka.
Silakka connects with a crisp jab.
Fredriksson throws a nice head kick!
Silakka throws a nice looking combination but Fredriksson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fredriksson throws a leg kick but Silakka moved away.
Fredriksson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fredriksson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silakka swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silakka throws a left and a right that both miss

and Fredriksson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Fredriksson.
Fredriksson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fredriksson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Silakka managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredriksson is sitting in close to Silakka's body. Silakka has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Fredriksson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Fredriksson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Silakka.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Timo Silakka!