PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Lehtonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Thunderstruck by AC/DC. This should be a great matchup!

Silva
vs
Lehtonen

188 cm
27
186 lbs
21 - 6 - 1

190 cm
28
186 lbs
21 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)
Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 6 - 1, fighting out of London, Andy Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Jari Lehtonen!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a leg kick that misses.
Silva throws out a leg kick but Lehtonen moves out of range and Silva only half commits.
Lehtonen shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lehtonen blocks the body kick.
Lehtonen shoots in for a double leg but Silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Silva misses with a leg kick.
Lehtonen throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Lehtonen.
Silva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lehtonen checks a leg kick.
Lehtonen moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Silva lands with an overhand left.

Lehtonen moves into the clinch.
Lehtonen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lehtonen managing to block the knees to the body from Silva.
Silva is struggling to control the position.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Lehtonen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lehtonen looking to stall.
Lehtonen is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Lehtonen breaks the clinch.
Lehtonen tries to clinch up but Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Silva stuffs the takedown.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lehtonen was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Lehtonen goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Silva is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen trying to keep a closed guard but Silva is proving a slippery customer.
Lehtonen can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Silva controls the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lehtonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Lehtonen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lehtonen wants to sweep but no luck.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Silva wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Lehtonen has a takedown stuffed.
Silva jabs at Lehtonen's body.
Silva connects with the punch.

It looks like Jari Lehtonen has been cut.
Lehtonen is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Lehtonen wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Lehtonen moves to clinch but Silva breaks away
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva misses with a low kick.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Lehtonen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a right hand that Lehtonen ducks under and follows up with a left that Lehtonen also avoids with ease.
Lehtonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Lehtonen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Lehtonen in the body.
Silva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva fakes the leg kick and cracks Lehtonen in the body.
Silva attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Lehtonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lehtonen looks gassed!
Silva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva misses with a low kick as Lehtonen jumps back.

Lehtonen gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lehtonen breaks from the clinch.
Lehtonen 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Silva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lehtonen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Silva can pounce on him.
Silva lands a high kick!
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Silva as he jumps to the side.
Lehtonen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Andy Silva is winning the standup battle so far.
Silva looks for the body kick but Lehtonen saw that one coming.

Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Silva manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lehtonen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lehtonen working to try and regain half guard.
Silva controlling his opponent.
Silva avoids the attempt from Lehtonen to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but Lehtonen is having none of it.
Lehtonen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lehtonen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Lehtonen holds on for dear life, controlling Silva's posture momentarily.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lehtonen is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
You get the feeling that Lehtonen really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Silva sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lehtonen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lehtonen is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lehtonen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Silva controlling his opponent.

Silva stands up from mount. Strange move.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lehtonen tries to clinch but Silva moves away
and Silva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lehtonen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Andy Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jari Lehtonen.
Lehtonen tries to move into range but Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andy Silva dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jari Lehtonen's cut.
That's time! Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Silva cracks a nice hook into Lehtonen's ribs.
Crunch! Silva slams his shin into Lehtonen's torso.
Silva is looking to slow Lehtonen down with leg kicks.
Silva throws a head kick that Lehtonen semi-blocks.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Lehtonen shoots in.
Lehtonen throws a wild hook but Silva just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Lehtonen gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Silva raises his hands in celebration and walks away!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Silva!
Andy Silva retains his middleweight title!
Andy Silva took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique (prices $8 - $30) for their support in the buildup to the fight.