PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Lankari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lankari has chosen MIchael Mann - Fort Battle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Silva
vs
Lankari

174 cm
19
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

177 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Leandro Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hans Lankari!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lankari throws a nice head kick!

Lankari gets the takedown into side control.
Silva pushes Lankari away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lankari gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lankari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Silva is trying to escape and get back to his feet.

Lankari wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silva, who protects the arm well.
Lankari looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Silva is avoiding damage well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva pushes Lankari away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lankari gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lankari is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva pushes Lankari away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lankari gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lankari throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lankari fails to land a wild elbow strike.

Lankari is trying to get an arm triangle but Silva is defending well.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Lankari remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lankari working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Lankari prevents Silva from escaping the position.
Lankari cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lankari decides to stand back up. Lankari steps back and let's Silva get back to his feet.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva is looking to clinch.
Lankari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Lankari persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Silva pinned against the cage. Silva gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lankari.
Lankari explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
No joy there for Lankari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lankari fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.

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.
Lankari misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lankari looks gassed!
Silva avoids the head kick by Lankari.
Silva tries to clinch but Lankari is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lankari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lankari tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hans Lankari dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lankari jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A head kick misses from Lankari.
Lankari shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
Hans Lankari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lankari shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.

Silva clinches.
Lankari is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lankari gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lankari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva tries for a takedown. No joy.

Lankari manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

Silva decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Silva tries to bum rush Lankari with a series of wild strikes but Lankari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lankari circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lankari counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari stops a takedown attempt from Silva.

Lankari manages to break the clinch.
Lankari dives in and grabs Silva's left leg, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes down on Lankari's head and hops out.
Lankari misses with a head kick.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Lankari on that attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lankari is defended easily by Silva.
Silva leaves Lankari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a combination that misses
and Lankari counters with an inside leg kick.
Lankari misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lankari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Lankari.
Lankari misses with a low kick.

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.
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Lankari. Lankari gets slowly back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Lankari.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Silva wants to clinch but Lankari slips to the side

and Lankari counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Silva kicks off Lankari and gets to his feet.
Silva stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Silva wants it to stay on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Hans Lankari will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lankari finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lankari is defended easily by Silva.
No luck for Lankari with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lankari 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 Lankari off to one side.
Leandro Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hans Lankari.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lankari is defended easily by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lankari will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lankari takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva tries to clinch up but Lankari circles away and keeps his distance.

Silva takes the fight into the clinch.

Lankari has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Silva regains guard immediately.

Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lankari keeps the fight on the outside.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lankari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lankari tries to clinch but Silva is having none of it.
Lankari misses with a combination
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lankari with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lankari with a poor takedown
and Silva counters with a three punch combo that has Lankari backing up. Lankari nods at Silva to acknowledge the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lankari takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lankari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to clinch but Lankari moves out of range.
Lankari doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lankari misses with a takedown
and Silva counters with a series of strikes. Lankari will be more careful next time no doubt.
Leandro Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Lankari pushes him off.
Lankari connects with a right hand. Silva shakes it off.
Lankari throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lankari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lankari keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Hans Lankari is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lankari with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leandro Silva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lankari 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Lankari!