PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sten Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and yama silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gunn
vs
silva

190 cm
22
218 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

179 cm
22
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sten Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, yama silva!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gunn.
silva moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Gunn closes the distance and clinches up with silva, looking for a takedown. Gunn pushes silva against the cage but silva circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A right-left combo lands from silva.
silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gunn misses with a double jab
and silva counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn tries to clinch but silva moves away
and Gunn takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gunn should have avoided that one.
Gunn shoots for a takedown but silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunn fails with the takedown
and silva counters with a left and a right that stings Gunn.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gunn tries to throw a body punch but silva avoids it by throwing Gunn back against the cage.
silva can't break the clinch.
silva is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the cage.
Gunn jumps guard but silva stands there with Gunn around his waist. Gunn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
silva prevents a takedown attempt there.

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.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Gunn has double underhooks.
Gunn tries to work over silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Gunn gets control of silva's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gunn will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gunn wants to sweep here but silva controlling him for the moment.
silva trying to move into half guard but instead Gunn has managed to sweep!
Gunn is looking to work some ground and pound but silva has wrist control.
Gunn landing with the ground and pound.
silva looking for a sweep. Not yet silva, not yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Gunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
silva is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gunn with a flurry of punches that miss.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gunn shoots in looking for a takedown. silva tries to sprawl out of it but Gunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four 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.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with silva but silva pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
Gunn tries to clinch but silva moves away
and silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gunn misses with a double jab
and silva counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A left and a right from silva both land. Nice combination.
silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

yama silva dominated that 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.

Gunn tries for a takedown but silva circles away easily
and silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gunn tries to clinch up
and silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunn fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn closes the distance but silva moves to the side
and silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says silva as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
silva connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gunn. Gunn circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sten Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
silva scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
silva throws a series of punches but Gunn avoids them all with ease.
Gunn has a takedown stuffed.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says silva as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gunn doesn't succeed with the takedown
and silva counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gunn shoots in but silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
silva has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice takedown defense from silva. No joy for Gunn on that attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by silva!
silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
silva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
silva scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gunn closes the distance but silva moves to the side
and silva counters with a stiff right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva shoots in for a double leg but Gunn sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
silva lands with a straight right. Gunn didn't see that one coming.
Gunn shoots in and drives through. silva sprawls well.
Gunn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
silva is working the combinations to good effect here.
A shot to de liver by silva. Beautiful body shot.
silva lands a nice shot that snaps Gunn's head back.
Gunn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
silva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's four 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.
Nice sprawl there from silva as Gunn shoots in.
Gunn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A right-left combo lands from silva.
silva tries a head kick but it misses.
silva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
silva lands with a nice combination. Gunn backs away looking to recover.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
silva lands with a nice combination. Gunn backs away looking to recover.
A combination from silva does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

yama silva showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

silva connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

Gunn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gunn prevents silva from standing back up.
Gunn thows a huge punch but silva dodges it nicely.
Gunn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
silva tries to kick Gunn off but Gunn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.
silva controlling the position well.
silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gunn shoots in for a double leg but silva sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination
and silva counters with a two punch combo.
silva misses with a combination

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Gunn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gunn trying to control the position but silva is working away.

Gunn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by silva, who protects the arm well.
yama silva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gunn wants to lay and pray for a moment but silva keeps working.
Gunn tries to score with some ground and pound. silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if silva can do anything to dispel that myth.

Gunn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sten Gunn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn creates some space and throws a big elbow, but silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gunn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? silva is fending him off so far but Gunn persists. Nope, silva circles away and we're back to standing.
Gunn checks a leg kick nicely.
Gunn with a poor takedown
letting silva counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sten Gunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
silva shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gunn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
silva keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
silva goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
silva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sten Gunn showed his dominance in that final round.
I think silva has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... yama silva!