PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timo Silakka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Bay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bay has chosen Feuer Frei as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Silakka
vs
Bay

181 cm
21
183 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

168 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 0 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 7 - 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 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Thomas Bay!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Bay tries to clinch there but Silakka circles away.
A swing and a miss from Silakka.

Bay takes the fight into the clinch.
Silakka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Come on Bay - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka is breathing heavily.
Bay gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Bay jumps into guard, dragging Silakka to the mat.
Silakka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Silakka doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Silakka manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silakka stopping the sweep attempt from Bay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay working a defensive guard here.
Bay lands some strikes from the bottom.
Silakka preventing the sweep.
Bay wants to get back to his feet but Silakka is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silakka stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bay swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bay trying to strike off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bay changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silakka tries to avoid it but Bay manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silakka to the ground. Silakka escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Silakka slips under a jab from Bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bay wants to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bay misses.
Bay throws an overhand right that lands on Silakka's shoulder, as Silakka tries to avoid the shot.
Bay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silakka tries to bum rush Bay with a series of wild strikes but Bay uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bay throws a lazy right hand but Silakka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Silakka throws a leg kick but Bay checks it.
A head kick misses from Bay.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay misses with a wild combination.
Bay tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Silakka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bay throws a combination that misses
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
Bay is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bay throws a hook but Silakka avoids it easily.
Bay closes the distance looking to clinch
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bay doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Silakka counters with a nice body kick.
Bay pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thomas Bay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A right-left combo lands from Silakka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silakka fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Silakka lands a head kick that stumbles Bay and the fighters go to the mat.

Bay is rocked!
Bay can't keep his opponent in guard - Silakka advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bay avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Silakka.
Silakka looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bay wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bay is refusing to be controlled, as Silakka sits in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Silakka dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bay throws a jab but it's blocked by Silakka.
Silakka fails to land with a series of punches.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Bay avoids nicely.
Bay wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Silakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bay shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silakka counters with a big head kick but Bay shrugs it off.
Bay misses with a hook.
Bay goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Timo Silakka is winning the standup battle so far.
Bay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bay is breathing heavily.
Bay dodges the punch combination from Silakka.
Silakka is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Silakka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bay throws a leg kick but Silakka checks it.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silakka is looking to clinch.
Bay throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bay misses the jab.
Bay just misses with a punch to the body.
Bay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka counters with a straight right hand.
A jab from Silakka does it's job there.
Bay misses with an uppercut. Silakka saw that one coming.
Bay misses with a hook.
Silakka throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Bay.
Bay throws a sloppy head kick
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
Bay has his takedown stuffed
and Silakka counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bay is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Silakka throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bay stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bay shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silakka throws a right and a left that Bay avoids nicely.
Bay on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Silakka moves out of range of the strikes.

Silakka closes the distance and clinches.
Silakka wants to break free but Bay has control.
Bay lands an elbow just above Silakka 's eye.
Silakka is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.

Silakka manages to break the clinch.
Bay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silakka fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silakka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Bay throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bay falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silakka counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silakka defending well as Bay loads up on a big left hand.
Silakka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bay backs up against the cage.
Silakka lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silakka misses with a few strikes there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bay looks to clinch
and Silakka counters with a stiff right hand.
Silakka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bay.
Bay takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Silakka lands a lovely overhand right.
Silakka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silakka punishes Bay's body with a nice straight punch.
Silakka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bay cracks Silakka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Silakka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bay has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Silakka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A low kick from Bay misses
and Silakka counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Silakka dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bay lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Silakka moves into the clinch successfully.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Silakka has had enough of the clinch but Bay keeps him there for the moment.
Bay landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silakka is trying to stall.
Silakka tries to break the clinch but Bay is controlling the position.
Bay lands a nice knee to the body.
Bay landing knees to the body.
Bay landing knees to the body.
Bay lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Silakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bay is stalling here.
Silakka stalling in the clinch but Bay improves position.
Bay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.
Bay tries to land knees in the clinch but Silakka avoids the damage to the body.
Silakka is looking to break free of the clinch but Bay has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Bay.

Silakka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bay goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Silakka uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bay will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Silakka.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bay.
Silakka is looking to clinch but Bay is avoiding it.
Bay throws a hook but Silakka blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bay tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Silakka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bay with a lazy takedown attempt

and Silakka holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Silakka is trying to break free.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.

Silakka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Silakka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Silakka misses with a series of wild punches.
Bay looks to clinch
and Silakka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bay throws a jab when Silakka was well out of range.
Silakka misses with a low kick.
Bay throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silakka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bay fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick by Bay misses
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silakka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Silakka counters with a nice leg kick.
Silakka fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bay looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silakka has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bay.
Bay has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch

and Silakka counters by clinching up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bay throws an elbow but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay jumps guard but Silakka stands there with Bay around his waist. Bay gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Silakka.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.

Silakka breaks from the clinch.
Silakka connects with a looping right hand.
Bay loads up on a big right hand but Silakka slips the punch.
Silakka throws a chopping leg kick but Bay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bay.
Bay wants to clinch but Silakka slips to the side
and Bay takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silakka lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Silakka.
Silakka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silakka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bay closes the distance looking to clinch
letting Silakka counter with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Timo Silakka did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Silakka closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bay tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
enabling Silakka to counter with a crisp jab.
Silakka chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bay can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bay.
Silakka swats away the attempt to clinch by Bay.
Bay swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Silakka.
Bay throws the left hand but Silakka avoids the punch easily.
Bay dodges the punch combination from Silakka.
Bay swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Silakka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Silakka avoids the body shot from Bay.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

Bay clinches up with Silakka and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bay landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bay scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bay.
Bay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees to the body from Bay.
Silakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bay stalling in the clinch.
Silakka avoids the elbow strike from Bay, against the cage.
Bay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bay trying to land knees to the body.
Silakka is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bay looking to throw knees to the head but Silakka is blocking nicely.
Silakka is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Silakka wants to get back to striking at distance but Bay won't allow it.
Silakka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Silakka managing to block the knees to the body from Bay.
Bay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Silakka's face.
Knees to the body from Bay.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Silakka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bay throws a leg kick
and Silakka counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bay tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Silakka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Silakka moves out of range as Bay strikes.
Timo Silakka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bay throws a body kick that misses.
Silakka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bay.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bay tries to clinch but Silakka moves away
and Silakka counters with a series of strikes. Bay will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bay fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bay clinches but Silakka breaks the clinch

and Silakka counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bay won't be happy with that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka misses with the ground and pound.
Silakka working away.
Bay is not content to let Silakka control the position.
Bay sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bay manages to get to full guard.
Bay trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Bay wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bay keeping moving, preventing Silakka from controlling successfully.
Silakka is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silakka wants to stand but Bay has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bay wants to stand up but Silakka is controlling him.
Silakka pushes down on Bay's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bay tries to roll over but Silakka keeps him under control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bay avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Timo Silakka had his way with Thomas Bay in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bay with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silakka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bay throws out a loose jab but Silakka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silakka throws a head kick that Bay semi-blocks.
Bay swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Silakka checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bay moves in looking to clinch but Silakka pushes him off.

Silakka drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Bay manages to get back to half guard.
Silakka lands strikes from half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Bay works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bay trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silakka forces his way into half guard.
Silakka trying to control the action but Bay is working from the bottom.
Bay throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Bay strikes from the bottom but Silakka passes into mount!
Bay is in all sorts of trouble here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silakka tries to control but Bay wriggling away.
Timo Silakka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bay is trying to escape the mount.
Silakka takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bay can't escape the position.
Silakka controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silakka blocks Bay's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silakka looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bay wants to hold on but Silakka pushes him away.
Silakka content just to control the position here.
Bay is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Silakka postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bay looks a forlorn figure.
Bay really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bay bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bay won't allow Silakka to sweep him here.
Bay wants to control from the top but Silakka keeps moving.
Thomas Bay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silakka looking for a sweep. Not yet Silakka, not yet.
Bay landing with the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Silakka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Silakka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 50:44
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 49:45
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Silakka!
Timo Silakka retains his welterweight title!