PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredrick Stonewall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stonewall comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shadow Play by the Killers kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Silakka
vs
Stonewall

181 cm
21
181 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

205 cm
22
170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

ZSTAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Timo Silakka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Fredrick Stonewall!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Damien Edna and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stonewall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Stonewall is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Stonewall blocks the low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Silakka as Stonewall shoots in.
Stonewall wants to clinch.
Silakka tries to clinch up.
Nice defenses there by Stonewall.

Stonewall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Silakka manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Stonewall is not content to let Silakka control the position.
Silakka thows a huge punch but Stonewall dodges it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stonewall tries to get to full guard but Silakka has control of the leg.
Silakka moves into full mount! Stonewall won't be happy about that!
Silakka scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stonewall?
Silakka looking to finish with strikes here!
Silakka lands with some strikes.
Silakka has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Stonewall's face.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silakka throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Stonewall because Silakka loaded up on that one.
Silakka with the ground and pound from mount.
Silakka sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Silakka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Stonewall is rocked!
Silakka looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Stonewall is still in real trouble! Can Silakka finish him?
Stonewall looks gassed!
Silakka dominating with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stonewall working to try and regain half guard.
Silakka lands a nice shot to the head.
Silakka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Stonewall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka lands a big shot there that rocks Stonewall but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Silakka with a couple of short strikes.
Stonewall really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Silakka lands a heavy elbow.
Silakka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silakka with good strikes from the mount here!
Silakka landing shots from mount.
Silakka postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Stonewall in real trouble here! The ref calls for Stonewall to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!