PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Unski Hallavaara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Silva
vs
Hallavaara

192 cm
29
222 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

188 cm
28
213 lbs
19 - 7 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Core Tokyo

Nordic Nutrition (160 Recovery $150)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, David Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Unski Hallavaara!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hallavaara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hallavaara misses with a straight left.
Silva lands the left hand.
Hallavaara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Hallavaara.
A clash of legs there as Hallavaara blocks the low kick.
Hallavaara looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hallavaara.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hallavaara moves away.
Hallavaara misses with a looping left.
Hallavaara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Hallavaara.
Silva throws a hook to the side of Hallavaara's head but Hallavaara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hallavaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallavaara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hallavaara thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallavaara throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Nice shot lands for Hallavaara.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hallavaara looks to score with a jab to the body but Silva is just out of range.
Hallavaara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hallavaara swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silva.
Hallavaara misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Hallavaara misses with a hook.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallavaara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hallavaara fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silva takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara misses with a lunging right hand
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Silva checks a leg kick.
Hallavaara lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
The fighters circling - Hallavaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallavaara. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva throws a big shot that misses.
Hallavaara is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Silva misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a jab but it's blocked by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hallavaara checks a leg kick.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hallavaara but Hallavaara pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hallavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hallavaara tests Silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hallavaara misses with a leg kick.
Hallavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hallavaara throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hallavaara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hallavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hallavaara lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A lazy left from Hallavaara finds it's target.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallavaara lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheers as Hallavaara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Hallavaara misses the shot to the body.
Hallavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallavaara throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Silva looks for a takedown but Hallavaara sprawls well.
Hallavaara misses with a low kick.
Hallavaara jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hallavaara closes the distance and clinches.
Hallavaara throws an elbow but it misses.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Hallavaara breaks from the clinch.
Hallavaara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Silva.
Hallavaara punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Hallavaara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hallavaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silva finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Unski Hallavaara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hallavaara lands a lovely overhand right.
Hallavaara misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unski Hallavaara dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silva thows a body shot but no joy.
Hallavaara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
Hallavaara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hallavaara wants it to stay on the feet.
Hallavaara throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hallavaara throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hallavaara on the side of the head.
Hallavaara is looking to clinch.
Hallavaara throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hallavaara.
Hallavaara wants to land a leg kick but Silva is out of range.
Hallavaara misses with a left hand
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hallavaara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Unski Hallavaara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hallavaara scores with a jab to the head.
Hallavaara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silva sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hallavaara looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
A jab from Silva misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva moves out of range as Hallavaara strikes.
Hallavaara throws a low kick but Silva moves out of range easily.
Hallavaara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd cheers as Hallavaara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Silva takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hallavaara tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hallavaara connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silva slips under a jab.
Hallavaara wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Hallavaara misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Hallavaara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva throws a leg kick
and Hallavaara counters with a good low kick that Silva was not able to check.
Hallavaara throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Hallavaara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hallavaara throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Hallavaara is just out of range.
Silva connects with the punch.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws an off balance right hand
and Silva counters with a good low kick that Hallavaara was not able to check.
Hallavaara cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Hallavaara throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Hallavaara.
A punch lands to the side of Silva 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hallavaara throws out the jab.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Hallavaara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hallavaara throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hallavaara, right into the meat.
Nice cross by Hallavaara.
Silva tries to work over Hallavaara's front leg with a kick but Hallavaara checks it.
Silva misses with a hook.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallavaara.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hallavaara. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hallavaara.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara darts in trying to clinch
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hallavaara lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Hallavaara cracks Silva with an open hand slap.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silva.
Hallavaara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hallavaara.
Silva lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hallavaara at a distance.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hallavaara's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hallavaara.
Silva swings widly with a right hand
and Hallavaara counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hallavaara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hallavaara blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Unski Hallavaara 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
A combination from Hallavaara does no damage.
Hallavaara misses with a body kick.
Hallavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Silva on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Silva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Silva clobbers Hallavaara with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hallavaara scores with a shot to the body.
Hallavaara throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Hallavaara.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hallavaara.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Silva, as that shot connected.
Hallavaara thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hallavaara throws a good cross that connects.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hallavaara digs a good hook to Silva's body.
Hallavaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hallavaara avoids the body shot from Silva.
Hallavaara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva's hands.
The fighters circling - Hallavaara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Silva's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hallavaara connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Silva scrambles back to his feet.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hallavaara keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hallavaara throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Hallavaara misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hallavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hallavaara misses with a right hand
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hallavaara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara misses with a hook
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Hallavaara saw that one coming.
Hallavaara lands the left hand.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Hallavaara counters with a leg kick.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hallavaara moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hallavaara scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big right from Hallavaara misses.
Hallavaara cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good standup being displayed there by Hallavaara as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hallavaara with a hook.
Hallavaara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silva.
Hallavaara misses with a two punch combination.
Hallavaara moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jab from Hallavaara.
Hallavaara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hallavaara misses with an uppercut
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Unski Hallavaara is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hallavaara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Silva manages to avoid it.
Hallavaara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hallavaara looks to land a body kick but Silva moved away.
Silva throws a body punch but Hallavaara moves out of range.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Hallavaara sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hallavaara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hallavaara takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hallavaara blocks a jab.
Hallavaara scores with a punch to the head.
Silva walks into a jab.
Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Hallavaara's defenses.
Hallavaara lands an overhand right.
A big right from Silva misses.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Hallavaara is out of range.
Hallavaara slips a straight right by Silva.
Hallavaara lands a nice looking body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hallavaara.
Silva shoots for a takedown but Hallavaara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hallavaara sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
David Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hallavaara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

And that's the end of the fight!
Unski Hallavaara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hallavaara has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Unski Hallavaara!