PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Juhani Jarvela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wazz Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Jarvela
vs
Silva

180 cm
27
200 lbs
8 - 21 - 0

188 cm
29
201 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juhani Jarvela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wazz Silva!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jarvela throws a series of strikes that have Silva backpedaling.
Jarvela takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Juhani Jarvela has been cut.
Jarvela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jarvela lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juhani Jarvela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jarvela throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Jarvela avoids the head kick by Silva.
Jarvela misses with the combination.
Jarvela scores with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Jarvela. Those never looked like landing.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Jarvela thows a body shot but no joy.

Silva gets a clinch.
Silva blocks a body shot from Jarvela.
Jarvela is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Silva misses with a knee strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jarvela's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Jarvela is trying to break free.
Silva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.

Jarvela is rocked!
A knee to the head by Silva.
Oh Jarvela is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Juhani Jarvela's cut is getting worse.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvela is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Jarvela seems to have got his legs back now.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Jarvela just misses with a elbow thrown towards Silva's brow.
Jarvela looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva lands a shoulder strike.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvela's face.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvela is looking to control Silva's arms but Silva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jarvela has his back to the ropes.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jarvela's ribcage.
Jarvela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva lands an uppercut.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks it.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jarvela backwards.
Jarvela wants to stall.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jarvela backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Silva.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva looks gassed!
Jarvela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva keeps control of Jarvela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jarvela is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
Jarvela is trying to stall.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jarvela is blocking nicely.
Jarvela misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Silva.

Juhani Jarvela's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvela's face.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jarvela can't break the clinch.
Jarvela tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Jarvela is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jarvela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jarvela is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Jarvela misses the shot to the body.

Silva closes the distance and clinches.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jarvela wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarvela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvela is trying to maintain a safe position but Silva gets an underhook and turns Jarvela into the ropes.
Jarvela can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Jarvela takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice left hand lands by Silva.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Jarvela wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jarvela.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvela's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Silva obliges.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvela blocks it with crossed arms.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jarvela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jarvela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jarvela looking to stall.
Jarvela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Jarvela tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jarvela lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva prevents Jarvela from breaking the clinch.
Jarvela is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Jarvela is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Jarvela is blocking nicely.
Wazz Silva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A frustrated look appears on Jarvela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jarvela avoids it.
Jarvela swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Jarvela is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Silva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jarvela's face.
Jarvela working hard to break the clinch.
Jarvela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarvela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Jarvela is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvela blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarvela trying to land knees to the body.
Jarvela wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva landing knees to the head.
Silva putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jarvela in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks it.
Silva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jarvela blocks it with crossed arms.
Jarvela is trying to break the clinch but Silva is controlling him.
Silva misses with a knee strike.
Jarvela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jarvela can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jarvela wants to break free but Silva has control.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jarvela looking to throw knees to the head but Silva is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wazz Silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juhani Jarvela'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. This is the final round!

Silva misses with a head kick.
Jarvela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Jarvela throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a head kick.
Jarvela blocks a head kick by Silva.
A shot to the liver by Jarvela. Beautiful body shot.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jarvela.
Jarvela blocks a head kick by Silva.
Jarvela thuds a left hand into Silva's body.
Jarvela throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Jarvela misses with a hook. Silva ducked under it nicely.
Jarvela misses with the combination.
Silva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Jarvela takes a step back to recover.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jarvela.
Jarvela scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
Silva dodges the punch combination from Jarvela.
Jarvela throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a body kick that stops Jarvela in his tracks momentarily.
A head kick misses from Silva.
Jarvela fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juhani Jarvela is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jarvela cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jarvela misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jarvela misses with a two punch combination.

Silva clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Jarvela is trying to break free.
Silva scores with a knee to the head.
Silva prevents Jarvela from breaking the clinch.
Juhani Jarvela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela tries to break free but Silva pushes him back against the ropes.
Jarvela takes a knee right on the jaw!
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jarvela wants to break free but Silva has control.
Jarvela takes a knee to the side of the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva lands a good knee to the midsection. Jarvela won't want to take too many of those.
Silva lands a knee to the head.

Jeez, Juhani Jarvela's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Silva with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Silva misses with the head strike.
Jarvela tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the ropes.
Jarvela is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
Jarvela tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Jarvela back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jarvela tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jarvela pushes off an throws an elbow but Silva leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks it.
A knee to the head by Silva.
Silva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Jarvela can't break the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Silva.
Jarvela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva with a knee to the head.
Silva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Silva managing to block the knees to the body from Jarvela.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva connects with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Jarvela takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva misses with a knee to the head.
Jarvela is trying to force a seperation but Silva has the dominant position.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Jarvela pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jarvela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Jarvela blocks it.
Silva prevents a body shot from Jarvela.
Jarvela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva crunches a lovely knee into Jarvela's ribcage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Wazz Silva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Silva winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wazz Silva!