PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lex Wight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Candy by Robbie Williams. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Silsa
vs
Wight

186 cm
25
203 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

205 cm
28
200 lbs
12 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Hardcore Nutrition
Perkele!

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lex Wight!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silsa defending well as Wight loads up on a big left hand.
Wight scores with a hook.
Wight moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wight throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Silsa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Silsa lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Silsa forces Wight back against the cage and clinches.
Silsa misses with some punches.
Wight tries to circle away but Silsa has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silsa lands a body shot.

Wight pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wight thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silsa if he has to take too many more of those.
Wight will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wight takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight misses with a low kick as Silsa jumps back.
Wight lands a head shot.
Sloppy strikes from Wight. Those never looked like landing.
A combination from Wight does no damage.
Silsa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wight on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Silsa. Silsa obviously looking to wear him down.
Wight misses with a head kick.
Silsa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wight moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Silsa tries a head kick but it misses.
Silsa blocks a head kick by Wight.
Wight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silsa.
Silsa misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Silsa misses the target.
Wight looks to land a combination but Silsa avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silsa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wight takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa avoids the body shot from Wight.
Silsa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wight tries to clinch up.
A big right from Silsa misses.

Wight has managed to clinch.
Silsa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa prevents Wight from breaking the clinch.
Wight is trying to force a seperation but Silsa has the dominant position.
Wight prevents the takedown attempt.
Wight is trying to push Silsa away but Silsa has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right hook to the body lands for Silsa.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa struggles to land a body shot inside as Wight controls his hands.
Wight is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Wight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lex Wight is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silsa looks to land a combination but Wight avoids it well.
Wight stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Silsa.
Wight throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wight misses with a body kick.
Wight throws a jab but it's blocked by Silsa.
Wight swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Wight has Silsa up against the cage in a clinch.
Wight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silsa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Silsa scores with a hook to the body.
Silsa blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight is trying to break free.

Silsa gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

Silsa is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Silsa content to control rather than advance.
Silsa throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Wight to regain full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa stands and throws Wight's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Silsa sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Wight is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pertti Silsa dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Silsa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silsa avoids the body shot from Wight.
Silsa scores with a leg kick.
Silsa wants to clinch.
Silsa scores with a head kick.

It looks like Lex Wight has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silsa throws a hook but Wight blocks it.
Wight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silsa.
Wight throws a head kick that misses.
Silsa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Silsa throws a body punch but Wight moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Silsa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Silsa prevents Wight from breaking the clinch.
Silsa tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wight's elbow.
Wight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wight wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Wight escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silsa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wight fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silsa misses with a straight right.
Wight throws a head kick that misses.
Wight plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Silsa misses with a wild combination.
Wight throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wight tries to close the distance and clinch up but Silsa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wight moves away from the strike by Silsa.
Wight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A left and a right from Wight both land. Nice combination.
Silsa swinging wildly here.

Wight forces Silsa back against the cage and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Silsa.
Silsa misses with some punches.
Silsa is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Wight is keeping busy.
Wight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wight wants to break free but Silsa has control.

Wight breaks the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa misses with a hook.
Silsa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wight can pounce on him.
Silsa shoots for a takedown but Wight saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wight avoids the body shot from Silsa.
Silsa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wight looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silsa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wight throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lex Wight seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silsa tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Wight.
Silsa misses with a right hand
and Wight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wight misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wight tries a head kick but it misses.
Wight looks to land a right hand but Silsa moved out of range.
Silsa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wight moves away.
Silsa misses with a body shot.
Wight ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silsa blocks a head kick by Wight.
Silsa blocks a jab.
Wight looks to land a combination but Silsa avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silsa throws a jab but it's blocked by Wight.
Wight throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lex Wight seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lex Wight will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lex Wight's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Wight is looking to clinch.
Wight throws a right hand that Silsa ducks under and follows up with a left that Silsa also avoids with ease.
Wight slips a jab and a cross from Silsa.
Silsa slips a jab and a cross from Wight.
Silsa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silsa throws a jab when Wight was well out of range.
Silsa avoids the head kick by Wight.
Wight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wight throws a jab but it's blocked by Silsa.
A combination from Wight does no damage.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wight on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wight takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wight throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lex Wight is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silsa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Silsa misses with a straight right.
Silsa throws a hook but Wight blocks it.
Wight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wight.
Silsa swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Silsa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Silsa tries to throw a body punch but Wight avoids it by throwing Silsa back against the cage.
Silsa prevents Wight from breaking the clinch.
Wight working hard to break the clinch.
Wight tries to break the clinch but Silsa is controlling the position.
Wight wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silsa stalling in the clinch but Wight improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wight lands a good knee to the midsection. Silsa won't want to take too many of those.

Wight breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silsa misses with a wild body shot.
Wight scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Both fighters circling a little - Silsa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silsa lands with a good body shot.
Silsa scores with a sloppy right hand. Wight should have avoided that one.
Silsa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wight looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Wight throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Silsa misses.
Wight throws a sloppy head kick and Silsa moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Wight throws a combination that misses
and Silsa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wight walks into a stiff left hand from Silsa.
Silsa moves in looking to clinch but Wight pushes him off.
Silsa scores with a nice right hand.
Wight steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Silsa.
Wight staying out of range there.
Wight moves out of range as Silsa throws a body kick.
Left hook, right uppercut from Silsa.
Wight looks for the body kick but Silsa saw that one coming.
Wight walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silsa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wight misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Wight.
Silsa misses with a left hand
and Wight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silsa cracks Wight with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Silsa darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Silsa is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Silsa looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pertti Silsa showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Silsa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pertti Silsa!
An out of breath Pertti Silsa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.