PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Atte Peltola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peltola's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Biggest & The Best. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peltola
vs
Silva

180 cm
30
198 lbs
12 - 9 - 1

188 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

LOD: Affordable Quality

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 12 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Atte Peltola!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva staying out of range there.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Peltola takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peltola.
Silva slaps away a takedown attempt from Peltola, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Peltola lands with an overhand left.

Peltola looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Silva!
Silva has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ground and pound from Peltola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Peltola cracks Silva with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva dodges the ground and pound from Peltola.
Peltola working the ground and pound but Silva is defending the strikes.
Silva parries the strikes from Peltola easily there. Peltola is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Silva to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
We've been hearing good reports from Peltola's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Peltola. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Peltola in side control, throwing shots but Silva defends.
Peltola throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Peltola with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Silva trying to control but Peltola postures up.
Peltola thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Peltola working Silva over with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peltola sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Silva defending well though.
Peltola trying to control from half guard but Silva is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Peltola wants to pass to mount but Silva is defending the position.
Peltola perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva trying to control here.
Peltola thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peltola is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Peltola not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Peltola tries to pass to full mount but Silva defends it.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Peltola.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Silva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Peltola's head.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Peltola.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Peltola moved away.
Peltola throws a shot to the body.
Peltola looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Silva is fending him off so far but Peltola persists. Nope, Silva circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva thuds a left hand into Peltola's body.
Silva lands with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Atte Peltola. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva tries to clinch there but Peltola circles away.
Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Peltola.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peltola.
Peltola throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Donk. Silva catches Peltola right on the button with a cross.

It looks like Atte Peltola has been cut.
Peltola shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peltola. Silva does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peltola 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.
Peltola is breathing heavily.
Peltola throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Atte Peltola will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Atte Peltola'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.

Silva scores with a kick to the midsection.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Peltola.

Peltola throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Silva tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Peltola is in Silva's guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Peltola working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Peltola looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Peltola wants to sweep but no luck.
Peltola looking to control.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Atte Peltola overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peltola lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Silva!
Peltola landing strikes from the mount and Silva is in trouble!
Peltola lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Peltola looking to finish Silva with some ground and pound. This is bad for Silva!
Peltola is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Silva is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peltola throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Peltola loaded up on that one.
Silva is still in real trouble! Can Peltola finish him?
Peltola postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Silva is out cold - huge knockout for Peltola!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Atte Peltola!
Atte Peltola bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.