PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Stroker
vs
Silakka

188 cm
35
215 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

188 cm
27
220 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Simo Silakka!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka tries to clinch up but Stroker circles away and keeps his distance.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Stroker keeps the fight on the outside.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch but Stroker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Silakka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Silakka.
Silakka throws a low kick, looking for Stroker's leg but Stroker calmly moves out of range.
Silakka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stroker connects with a body shot.
Silakka throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Stroker to counter with a crisp jab.
Silakka thows a body shot but no joy.

Stroker tries to keep at a distance but Silakka has taken the fight into the clinch.
Silakka gets underhooks to prevent Stroker's takedown attempt.
Stroker trying to control the position but instead, Silakka has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stroker into the cage.
Stroker tries a body shot but Silakka blocks it.
Stroker avoids the elbow strike from Silakka, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka throws a punch but it's blocked by Stroker.
A head punch on the inside from Stroker fails to land.
Stroker wants a takedown.
Silakka controlling the action here for a moment.
Stroker lands a left hand.
Silakka struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stroker as Silakka tries to tie him up.
Stroker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Silakka up against the cage.
Stroker lands a left hand.
Silakka tries to circle away but Stroker has him pinned against the cage.
Stroker is working for takedown but Silakka is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Stroker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stroker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Stroker lands a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silakka is defending well for now.
Silakka misses with a body punch.
Stroker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stroker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silakka misses with some punches.
Silakka is looking to control Stroker's arms but Stroker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silakka has his back to the cage.
Stroker blocking some punches.
Stroker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroker lands an uppercut.
Stroker misses with an elbow strike.
Silakka is trying to maintain a safe position but Stroker gets an underhook and turns Silakka into the cage.
Stroker looking to stall.
Stroker lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Silakka.
Silakka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stroker tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Silakka crunches a lovely knee into Stroker's ribcage.
Silakka lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Stroker managing to block the knees to the body from Silakka.
A right hand to the body from Silakka.
Stroker is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silakka fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silakka.

It looks like Bob Stroker has been cut.
A short uppercut from Silakka.
Stroker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Stroker blocks an elbow strike from Silakka.
Stroker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
Stroker misses with a body punch.
Silakka goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stroker letting Silakka take a breather here.
Silakka comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a punch to the body.
Silakka lands a right hand.
Stroker creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Silakka softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stroker tries to throw a body punch but Silakka avoids it by throwing Stroker back against the cage.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroker is out of range.
Silakka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silakka misses with a shot to the body
and Stroker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Stroker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silakka tries to land a body kick
and Stroker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jab, jab by Silakka - just one landing.
Stroker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Stroker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stroker connects with an inside leg kick.
Silakka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Simo Silakka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Silakka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stroker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Stroker shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Silakka's guard.
Silakka seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Stroker trying to control but Silakka is working from the bottom.
Stroker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Silakka controlling Stroker's posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Stroker just misses with a punch to the body.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Stroker moves out of range.
Silakka throws a leg kick
and Stroker counters with a head kick. That will keep Silakka thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Silakka closes the distance and clinches.
Silakka pushes off an throws an elbow but Stroker leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Stroker.
Silakka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stroker backwards.
Silakka swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stroker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stroker throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Stroker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stroker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Silakka is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stroker is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silakka.
Stroker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silakka's calf.
Silakka looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Silakka tries to clinch up but Stroker circles away and keeps his distance.
Stroker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silakka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stroker lands a nice hook to Silakka's body. Silakka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stroker lands with a straight right. Silakka didn't see that one coming.
Silakka avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Stroker misses with an uppercut. Silakka saw that one coming.
Stroker lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Silakka chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silakka checks a leg kick.
Stroker swats away the attempt to clinch by Silakka.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Silakka pushes Stroker up against the cage in a clinch.
Stroker looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stroker taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Silakka's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stroker misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Silakka.

Bob Stroker's cut is getting worse.
Silakka stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Stroker putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silakka in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stroker misses with a knee strike.
A head punch on the inside from Silakka fails to land.
A short right from Silakka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silakka trying to stall but Stroker improves his position.
Silakka lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Silakka as Stroker tries to tie him up.
Silakka tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stroker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroker lands a body punch.
Stroker lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
Stroker lands an elbow inside that Silakka shrugs off.
Stroker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Stroker tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Stroker can't find room to land a body shot as Silakka controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Silakka.
Stroker cracks Silakka with a nice body shot.
Stroker tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Stroker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bob Stroker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Stroker's cut.
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!

Silakka takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silakka scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Silakka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stroker cracks a nice hook into Silakka's ribs.
Stroker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Simo Silakka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silakka tries to close the distance and clinch but Stroker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stroker throws a body punch but Silakka moves out of range.
Silakka staying out of range there.
Silakka lands with a nice combination. Stroker backs away looking to recover.
Silakka tries to clinch but Stroker is having none of it.
Silakka throws a low kick but Stroker avoids it.
Stroker misses with a two punch combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Silakka. Stroker shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silakka throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Simo Silakka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Silakka throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silakka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silakka tries a head kick but it misses.
Simo Silakka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silakka connects with a leg kick. Stroker looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Stroker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Silakka finds it's way round the side to connect with Stroker's head.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silakka. That did some damage!
Silakka tries to clinch but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silakka moves away from the strike by Stroker.
Silakka tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice body punch from Stroker.
Stroker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stroker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Silakka is able to avoid easily.
Silakka wants to clinch.
Silakka fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stroker checks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with a double jab.
Stroker avoids a kick to the body.
Silakka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stroker moves away.
Stroker checks a low kick from Silakka.
Silakka throws a right hand that Stroker ducks under and follows up with a left that Stroker also avoids with ease.
Decent striking displayed by Stroker there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silakka throws a series of punches but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Silakka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Silakka throws a hook but Stroker blocks it.
Stroker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silakka.
Stroker throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Stroker scores with a spinning back kick!

Stroker drives through and clinches with Silakka against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silakka.
Silakka letting Stroker take a breather here.
Silakka's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silakka tries to stall but Stroker uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stroker misses with an elbow over the top.
Silakka tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stroker's elbow.
Silakka working aggressively here.
Silakka stalling the fight.
Silakka struggles to land a body shot inside as Stroker controls his hands.
Stroker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good body shot from Silakka.
Silakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroker lands an elbow that stopped Silakka in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka scores with a shoulder strike.
Stroker is working for takedown but Silakka is calmly controlling the position for now.
Silakka looking to slow down the pace here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stroker obliges.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stroker throws an elbow but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silakka.
Silakka misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stroker throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silakka holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Silakka is keeping busy.
Silakka lands a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Simo Silakka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Silakka 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simo Silakka!
After the big win, Simo Silakka made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.