PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pekka Siro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Omar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Siro
vs
Omar

195 cm
19
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
271 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Knockout power

Crippler's Corner

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pekka Siro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jose Omar!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siro misses with a head kick.
Siro throws a solid leg kick but Omar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Siro.
Siro wants to clinch.
Siro misses with a looping left.
Omar avoids the head kick by Siro.
Pekka Siro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Omar tries to land a leg kick but Siro saw it coming and moves away.
Omar is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Siro tries to clinch
and Omar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Siro's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Omar.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Omar has eaten all the pies!
Omar doesn't manage to clinch there - Siro circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siro looks to score with a jab to the body but Omar is just out of range.
Siro throws a combination that misses

and Omar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Omar.
Omar misses with a punch to the body.
Omar missing with knees to the body.
Omar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Siro tries to break the clinch but Omar is controlling the position.
Siro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siro.
Siro managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.
Omar trying to land knees to the body.
Omar tries to land knees in the clinch but Siro avoids the damage to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siro.
Siro managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.

Siro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siro pushes Omar away with a front kick.
Omar looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siro cracks a nice hook into Omar's ribs.
Siro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Omar's sensitive parts.
Omar blocks a head kick by Siro.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siro.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick
and Omar counters with a thumping low kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Siro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Siro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Siro throws a head kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Omar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Siro.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick

and Omar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Siro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Siro scores with a shot to the body.
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siro keeps the fight on the outside.
Siro lands a high kick!

It looks like Jose Omar has been cut.
Omar doesn't manage to clinch there - Siro circles away.
Siro misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omar.
Siro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Omar. Omar obviously looking to wear him down.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice shot lands for Siro.
A slapping leg kick lands for Siro.
Siro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Siro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A lazy body kick from Siro
and Omar counters with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Siro scores with a four punch combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Siro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Omar avoids the head kick by Siro.
Siro throws a nice head kick!
Siro throws a sloppy head kick and Omar moves out of range easily.
Omar avoids the head kick by Siro.
Siro pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siro takes a swing at Omar's ribcage but misses.
Siro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omar moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omar tries to close the distance and clinch but Siro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick from Omar misses.
Omar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Siro's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Siro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Omar's cut.
That's time! Siro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Omar is looking to clinch.
Omar checks a leg kick.
Siro cracks Omar with a good jab.
Siro walks forward, straight into a front kick from Omar.
Siro sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Omar to the ground! Siro dives into full mount looking to finish!

Omar is rocked!

That has opened up Jose Omar's cut even more.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Siro tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Siro wants to control the pace but Omar is squirming around nicely.
Siro will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Omar is looking to get to half guard.
Omar is squirming around, avoiding Siro's attempts to control the action.
Omar is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siro is really struggling to control Omar but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Siro content just to control the position here.
Omar is trying to escape the mount.
Siro controlling from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Omar bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Omar postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Pekka Siro just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Good work by Omar as he checks the leg kick.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Pekka Siro is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Siro throws a leg kick that is checked

and Omar moves into the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Omar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Siro's brow.

Siro manages to break the clinch.
Siro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

The cut above Jose Omar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Siro throws a head kick that misses.
Siro misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Siro misses
and Omar counters with a slapping leg kick.
Siro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Siro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Omar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Siro.
Siro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Omar can do to turn this around?
Omar misses with a low kick.
Siro misses with a leg kick
and Omar counters with a good low kick that Siro was not able to check.
Siro is looking to wear down Omar with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Omar is looking to clinch but Siro is avoiding it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siro falls off balance throwing a combination

and Omar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Siro blocks an elbow strike from Omar.
A head punch on the inside from Siro fails to land.
Siro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Omar backwards.

Jose Omar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Siro blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Siro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Omar is keeping busy.
Siro managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.

Siro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siro throws a lazy head kick
and Omar counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Siro throws a lazy head kick
and Omar counters with a leg kick.
Siro pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Omar has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pekka Siro dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jose Omar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Siro blocks a head kick by Omar.
Siro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Siro misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omar.
Siro throws a lazy head kick

and Omar counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Omar.
Siro on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siro managing to block the knees to the body from Omar.

Siro manages to break the clinch.
Siro throws a head kick but Omar moves out of range.
Omar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Siro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siro throws a sloppy head kick

and Omar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siro avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.

Siro breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Omar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Siro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Siro - that will leave a mark!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Siro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Siro cracks the inside of Omar's front leg.
Omar avoids the head kick by Siro.
Siro goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Siro lands a slapping body shot.
Omar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Siro.
Omar avoids the head kick by Siro.
Omar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Omar there as he acknowledges the shot.
A jab lands there for Siro.
Siro misses the jab.
Siro is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Siro. Omar shrugs it off though.
Siro looks to score with a jab to the body but Omar is just out of range.
Jose Omar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siro throws a push kick but Omar slaps the foot to one side.
Siro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Omar pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Siro chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Omar can pounce on him.
Siro fails to land with a series of punches.
Omar tries to clinch up.

Omar has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Siro breaks the clinch.
Siro misses the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Omar lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Siro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Siro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Siro circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omar throws a nice inside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Siro.
Siro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Siro throws a lazy head kick
and Omar counters with an outside leg kick.
Siro takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Omar moves into range and clinches up with Siro.
Siro avoiding damage as Omar throws knees to the body.
Omar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siro.

Siro breaks the clinch.
Siro tries a head kick but it misses.
Omar tries to clinch there but Siro circles away.
Siro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Siro tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Omar 's head but he takes it in his stride.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jose Omar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Pekka Siro!