PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Silverhielm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sotto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Silverhielm
vs
Sotto

165 cm
19
135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

177 cm
21
140 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pierre Silverhielm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vic Sotto!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotto keeps the fight on the outside.
Silverhielm misses the shot to the body.
Silverhielm misses the jab.
Silverhielm takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotto.
Sotto is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sotto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silverhielm.
Sotto dodges the punch combination from Silverhielm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverhielm throws a head kick but Sotto moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Pierre Silverhielm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Silverhielm throws a body punch but Sotto moves out of range.
Silverhielm misses with a wild body shot.
Silverhielm thows a body shot but no joy.
Silverhielm is looking to wear down Sotto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Silverhielm swinging wildly here.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Silverhielm wants to clinch up but Sotto keeps it at a distance.
Silverhielm just misses with a punch to the body.
Silverhielm lands a jab to Sotto's midsection.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverhielm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm wants to land a leg kick but Sotto is out of range.
Silverhielm just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotto blocks a head kick by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm throws a head kick that misses.
Sotto blocks a jab.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Silverhielm leaves Sotto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silverhielm takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm throws a body punch but Sotto moves out of range.
Silverhielm takes a swing at Sotto's ribcage but misses.
Silverhielm attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Silverhielm keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silverhielm thows a body shot but no joy.
Silverhielm stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silverhielm wants it to stay on the feet.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Sotto.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Nice sprawl there from Silverhielm as Sotto shoots in.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sotto takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Silverhielm tries to clinch there but Sotto circles away.
Silverhielm misses the shot to the body.
Silverhielm finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Silverhielm wants to clinch up but Sotto keeps it at a distance.
Silverhielm fails to land with a series of punches.
Silverhielm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sotto shoots for a double leg takedown but Silverhielm sprawls well. He's pushed Sotto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Silverhielm misses with a low kick as Sotto jumps back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silverhielm lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Silverhielm misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silverhielm fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Silverhielm dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sotto dives in and grabs Silverhielm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silverhielm pushes down on Sotto's head and hops out.
Silverhielm motions for Sotto to come forward. Silverhielm throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silverhielm throws a solid leg kick but Sotto takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Silverhielm.
Silverhielm cracks the inside of Sotto's front leg.
Silverhielm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silverhielm throws a hook but Sotto blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silverhielm displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

It looks like Vic Sotto has been cut.
Sotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Sotto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Silverhielm swivels and escapes.
Silverhielm misses with a wild body shot.
Pierre Silverhielm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Silverhielm, right into the meat.
Sotto dives in and grabs Silverhielm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silverhielm pushes down on Sotto's head and hops out.
Pierre Silverhielm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Sotto.
Silverhielm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silverhielm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sotto was well out of range. Poor timing from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.

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.
Sotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silverhielm throws a looping overhand right but Sotto ducks down to avoid it.
Sotto checks the leg kick.
Sotto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silverhielm as he avoids it easily.
Vic Sotto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sotto.
Sotto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silverhielm sprawls well. Silverhielm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silverhielm misses the shot to the body.
Sotto shoots in for a takedown but Silverhielm shows good takedown defense.
Silverhielm throws a front kick that sends Sotto stumbling back into the cage.
Silverhielm tries to clinch up.
Silverhielm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silverhielm looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto is just out of range.
Silverhielm throws a body punch but Sotto moves out of range.
Sotto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sotto checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Silverhielm swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.

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.
Sotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Sotto closes the distance and clinches up with Silverhielm, looking for a takedown. Sotto pushes Silverhielm against the cage but Silverhielm circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Silverhielm fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Silverhielm scores with a three punch combo!
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Sotto checks a leg kick nicely.
Sotto takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silverhielm lands a right hook to the body.
Silverhielm lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Silverhielm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vic Sotto's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silverhielm misses with a body shot.
Sotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silverhielm lands a jab to Sotto's midsection.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Silverhielm misses the target.
Sotto on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silverhielm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silverhielm tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silverhielm swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.
Silverhielm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silverhielm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silverhielm just misses with a punch to the body.
Pierre Silverhielm is winning the standup battle so far.
Sotto stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silverhielm.
Silverhielm misses with a wild body shot.
Silverhielm swings for the body but Sotto moves out of range.
Silverhielm tries to land a leg kick but Sotto saw it coming and moves away.
Silverhielm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Silverhielm misses the shot to the body.
Silverhielm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silverhielm throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vic Sotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sotto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silverhielm fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sotto manages to avoid it.
Silverhielm throws a body punch but Sotto moves out of range.
Silverhielm is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sotto's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sotto on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silverhielm. Silverhielm obviously looking to wear him down.
Silverhielm scores with a jab to the body.
A lazy left from Silverhielm finds it's target.
Sotto swats away the attempt to clinch by Silverhielm.
Sotto gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silverhielm looks to score with a jab to the body but Sotto is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silverhielm throws a hook to the side of Sotto's head but Sotto sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silverhielm throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Pierre Silverhielm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Silverhielm.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silverhielm. Sotto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sotto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.
Sotto moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sotto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silverhielm.
Sotto is trying desperately to land a takedown but Silverhielm is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Sotto.
Silverhielm stuffs the takedown attempt from Sotto. Sotto gets slowly back to his feet.
Silverhielm misses the shot to the body.
Sotto slips a straight right by Silverhielm.
Silverhielm thows a body shot but no joy.
Silverhielm throws a quick inside leg kick.
Silverhielm connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silverhielm misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sotto.
Silverhielm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sotto moves away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Silverhielm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silverhielm has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Silverhielm!