PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Caballero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jusma Siltanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bruno Caballero has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Caballero
vs
Siltanen

190 cm
26
265 lbs
9 - 13 - 0

220 cm
26
283 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Caballero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jusma Siltanen!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siltanen moves out of range as Caballero strikes.
Siltanen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Caballero swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Siltanen counters with a left to the body.
Caballero throws a series of punches but Siltanen moves out of range.
Caballero gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Siltanen scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Siltanen cracks Caballero with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Caballero thows a left - swing and a miss!
Siltanen throws a right and a left that both miss.

Caballero gets tackled into the cage by Siltanen. Siltanen maintains the clinch.
Caballero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siltanen tries to break free but Caballero pushes him back against the cage.
Siltanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caballero backwards.
Siltanen presses Caballero against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Siltanen.
Siltanen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caballeros head.
Siltanen tries to break the clinch but Caballero is controlling the position.
Siltanen lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Caballero breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siltanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caballero circles away quickly and effectively.
Caballero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caballero on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caballero is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Siltanen has a couple of punches blocked by Caballero.
Siltanen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Siltanen lands a body shot.

Siltanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siltanen lands a nice shot that snaps Caballero's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Caballero has closed the distance and engaged Siltanen in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Siltanen.
Caballero is breathing heavily.
Siltanen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caballero backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Siltanen.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Siltanen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caballero prevents a body shot from Siltanen.

Siltanen manages to break the clinch.
Jusma Siltanen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caballero takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Caballero takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Siltanen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caballeros jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A jab lands there for Siltanen.
Good work by Caballero as he checks the leg kick.
Caballero takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Caballero.
Siltanen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Caballero is rocked!
Caballero walks straight into a right hand from Siltanen - that's dropped him! Siltanen jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Caballero from any more punishment! Caballero complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jusma Siltanen!
Jusma Siltanen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CEC Nutrition Q159 (*$75*), into his post fight interview.