PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Odin Fredriksson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fredriksson comes to the cage accompanied by Manowar - Gods Of War. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Fredriksson
vs
Silva

190 cm
29
220 lbs
16 - 7 - 1

185 cm
26
218 lbs
12 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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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 16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Odin Fredriksson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Fredriksson. That did some damage!
Fredriksson looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva lands a glancing blow to the side of Fredriksson's head.
Fredriksson just misses with a punch to the body.

Fredriksson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silva pushes Fredriksson away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Fredriksson gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Fredriksson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Fredriksson working the ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva stops Fredriksson from passing to mount.
Silva is looking for a sweep.
Fredriksson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Silva is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fredriksson in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson looks up at the clock and then as Silva takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Fredriksson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silva can't do much from the bottom here.
Fredriksson lands a few punches from side control.
Fredriksson tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fredriksson scores with punches from side control.
Silva regains half guard there - taking advantage of Fredriksson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Fredriksson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Silva manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fredriksson manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Fredriksson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Fredriksson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Fredriksson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fredriksson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fredriksson trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Silva wants to control from the top but Fredriksson keeps moving.

Silva avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson working a defensive guard here.
Silva slips nicely into half guard.
Silva trying to pass the guard but Fredriksson defending well.
Fredriksson is pressing down on Silva's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.

Fredriksson working for a triangle but Silva defends it easily.
Silva looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Fredriksson has an active guard here but Silva has managed to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Silva in particular looking to stall.
Silva is trying to control. Fredriksson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Fredriksson is looking to improve his position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fredriksson wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Odin Fredriksson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Silva 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 Fredriksson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fredriksson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fredriksson is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Silva. No joy for Fredriksson on that attempt.
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 hook but Fredriksson avoids it easily.
Fredriksson 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.
Fredriksson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva 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.
Fredriksson takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Fredriksson misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Fredriksson.
Silva throws a hook but Fredriksson blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Fredriksson misses.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Fredriksson's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Silva.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Silva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Silva takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fredriksson throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Fredriksson shoots in.
Fredriksson misses with a looping left.
Silva swings for the body but Fredriksson moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silva.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Fredriksson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fredriksson is refusing to be controlled, as Silva sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva wants to stand but Fredriksson has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Silva prevents Fredriksson from improving his position.
Silva content to control rather than advance.
Silva wants to pass to mount but Fredriksson is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Demian Silva.
Silva cracks Fredriksson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters circling a little - Silva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fredriksson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredriksson is just out of range.
Fredriksson tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fredriksson throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Silva jabs Fredriksson right on the nose. Fredriksson blinks but takes it well.

It looks like Odin Fredriksson has been cut.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva is looking to slow Fredriksson down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fredriksson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silva makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odin Fredriksson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fredriksson checks a low kick from Silva.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Demian Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fredriksson 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 throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva feints and then cracks Fredriksson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredriksson down.
Demian Silva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silva tries a low kick but Fredriksson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Demian Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odin Fredriksson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fredriksson's calf.
Fredriksson looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Fredriksson throws a poor cross that misses
and Silva counters with a nice leg kick.
Fredriksson moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Fredriksson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Fredriksson takes a step back to recover.
A chopping leg kick lands by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fredriksson checks a leg kick.
Silva throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva drops his hands momentarily and Fredriksson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fredriksson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva connects with an inside leg kick.
Silva lands a head kick. Fredriksson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Fredriksson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick from Silva lands but Fredriksson takes it in his stride.
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Fredriksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Fredriksson tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Silva.
A slapping body kick lands there for Silva.
Silva throws a low kick, looking for Fredriksson's leg but Fredriksson calmly moves out of range.
Silva looks for the body kick but Fredriksson saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Silva with a hook.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Silva.
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Fredriksson's front leg but catches the back leg as Fredriksson tries to avoid it.
Silva scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fredriksson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva is looking to slow Fredriksson down with leg kicks.
A good leg kick by Silva.
Fredriksson walks into a stiff left hand from Silva.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Fredriksson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Silva scores with a leg kick.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fredriksson manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Fredriksson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Odin Fredriksson's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands a leg kick that knocks Fredriksson off balance momentarily.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fredriksson avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Silva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva moves out of range as Fredriksson strikes.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredriksson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva throws an overhand right that lands on Fredriksson's shoulder, as Fredriksson tries to avoid the shot.
Silva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fredriksson needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Silva feints a jab promting Fredriksson to slip. Silva then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fredriksson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Demian Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silva 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:29
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demian Silva!
An out of breath and clearly excited Demian Silva thanked Perkele! for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).