PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pertti Silsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard B Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silsa's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Candy by Robbie Williams. Riddick comes into a darkened arena with his song building. I Am Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Richard B Riddick has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Silsa
vs
B Riddick

186 cm
33
203 lbs
16 - 11 - 1

185 cm
26
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pertti Silsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard B Riddick!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Robert Twigg and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silsa has closed the distance and engaged Riddick in a clinch.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silsa.
Silsa softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Riddick missing with knees to the body.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Silsa avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick tries to land knees in the clinch but Silsa avoids the damage to the body.
Riddick can't get the takedown.
Silsa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silsa lands a hook that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Still in the clinch, Silsa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silsa is trying to drag Riddick to the mat but Riddick just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silsa is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silsa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silsa has Riddick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Riddick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Riddick unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Silsa pushes Riddick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silsa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silsa avoids the elbow strike from Riddick, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silsa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riddicks head.
Riddick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Silsa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silsa is defending well for now.
Silsa is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Riddick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pertti Silsa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riddick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Silsa is defending well for now.
Silsa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Riddick has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Silsa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Riddick can turn it around.
Silsa blocks an elbow strike.
A short right from Silsa.
Riddick missing with knees to the body.
Silsa scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silsa wants a takedown.
Riddick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silsa.
Silsa wants a takedown.
Silsa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Riddick's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've been hearing reports that Silsa has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Silsa managing to block the knees to the body from Riddick.
Silsa lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Riddick backwards.
Riddick looking for a takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silsa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silsa throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Riddick crashing down! Riddick tries to stagger back to his feet but Silsa just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Riddick asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pertti Silsa!
Our winner, Pertti Silsa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.